Golang, is there a better way read a file of integers into an array?

Question

I need to read a file of integers into an array. I have it working with this:

package main

import (
    \"fmt\"
    \"io\"
    \"os\"
)

func readFile(filePath         


        

Answer 1

I would do it like this:

package main

import (
"fmt"
    "io/ioutil"
    "strconv"
    "strings"
)

// It would be better for such a function to return error, instead of handling
// it on their own.
func readFile(fname string) (nums []int, err error) {
    b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(fname)
    if err != nil { return nil, err }

    lines := strings.Split(string(b), "\n")
    // Assign cap to avoid resize on every append.
    nums = make([]int, 0, len(lines))

    for i, l := range lines {
        // Empty line occurs at the end of the file when we use Split.
        if len(l) == 0 { continue }
        // Atoi better suits the job when we know exactly what we're dealing
        // with. Scanf is the more general option.
        n, err := strconv.Atoi(l)
        if err != nil { return nil, err }
        nums = append(nums, n)
    }

    return nums, nil
}

func main() {
    nums, err := readFile("numbers.txt")
    if err != nil { panic(err) }
    fmt.Println(len(nums))
}