Go - New

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The expression new(T):

• creates an unnamed variable of type T,
• initializes it to the zero value of T,
• and returns its address, which is a value of type *T.

new is a predeclared function, not a keyword,

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Example

p := new(int) 
fmt.Println(*p) // "0" 

then:

• p has the type *int, points to an unnamed int variable

Documentation / Reference

• The Go Programming Language