How to Return Nil String in Go?

Question

I have a function which returns a string under certain circumstances, namely when the program runs in Linux or MacOS, otherwise the return value should be nil in order to omit s

Answer 1

Go allows multiple return types. So use this to your advantage and return an error or any other type. Check this out for more info: http://golangtutorials.blogspot.com/2011/06/return-values-from-go-functions.html?m=1