Dan just pointed out that the Close() method for the gzip reader actually does other things. If you are ok with not detecting a possible error with deferred reporting through the Close() method then, yes, you are ok. I see no good reason why you would though.
On Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 3:30 PM Steven Penny <srp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Not to mention this all is an implementation detail and even if it did > > nothing today, relying on this behavior would be a recipe so see cobe > > breaking in the future. In this sense, the advice "if there is a Close() > > method, call it when you are done with it" is a very good one. > > No other compress reader even has a Close method, so I think Im fine: > > - https://golang.org/pkg/compress/bzip2 > - https://golang.org/pkg/compress/flate > - https://golang.org/pkg/compress/lzw > - https://golang.org/pkg/compress/zlib > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/CAEd86Ty1wFfrwHY%2BfjJ4-4_EHNbxh-wAb%2BWCEePQP%2BqCVC7oxg%40mail.gmail.com.
