disalloweq

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Overview

Package disalloweq provides a method for disallowing struct comparisons with the `==` operator.

Index

• type DisallowEqual

Types

type DisallowEqual

type DisallowEqual [0]func()

DisallowEqual can be used to cause the compiler to reject attempts to compare structs with the `==` operator.

This is useful as the Scalar and FieldElement types should not be comparable via the `==` operator as the internal representation of both are not guaranteed to be canonical (ie: fully reduced).

The better solution would be for Go to embrace circa 1960s technology and support operator overloading a la ALGOL 68.

See: https://twitter.com/bradfitz/status/860145039573385216