Explain the use of Go's make function for creating dynamic arrays and maps?

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Jayant Kumar · Accepted Answer

In Go, the make function is used to create a new slice, map, or channel with a specified type and initial capacity (if applicable). It has a signature of make(T, size), where T is the type of the value to be created ([]type, map[type]value, or chan type), and size is an optional parameter indicating the initial capacity of the value being created.
For slices, the size parameter specifies the length of the slice, but not its capacity. The capacity of the slice is determined by the size of the underlying array that backs the slice. 
Here is an example of creating a slice of integers with length 3 and capacity 5:
s := make([]int, 3, 5)

For maps, the size parameter specifies the initial size of the map. 
Here is an example of creating a map of strings to integers with an initial size of 10:
m := make(map[string]int, 10)

For channels, the size parameter specifies the buffer size of the channel. If the buffer size is 0 or not provided, the channel is unbuffered. 
Here is an example of creating an unbuffered channel of strings:
ch := make(chan string)

The make function is useful when working with dynamic data structures in Go because it allows you to create a new value with a specific type and initial size/capacity.

Explain the use of Go's make function for creating dynamic arrays and maps?

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