Return pointer to local struct

Question

I see some code samples with constructs like this:

type point struct {
  x, y int
}

func newPoint() *point {
  return &point{10, 20}
}

Answer 1

The Golang "Documentation states that it's perfectly legal to return a pointer to local variable." As I read here

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/golang-nuts/EYUuead0LsY

I looks like the compiler sees you return the address and just makes it on the heap for you. This is a common idiom in Go.