Is there a foreach loop in Go?

From For statements with range clause:

A "for" statement with a "range" clause iterates through all entries of an array, slice, string or map, or values received on a channel. For each entry it assigns iteration values to corresponding iteration variables and then executes the block.

As an example:

for index, element := range someSlice {
    // index is the index where we are
    // element is the element from someSlice for where we are
}

If you don't care about the index, you can use _:

for _, element := range someSlice {
    // element is the element from someSlice for where we are
}

The underscore, _, is the blank identifier, an anonymous placeholder.


Go has a foreach-like syntax. It supports arrays/slices, maps and channels.

Iterate over an array or a slice:

// index and value
for i, v := range slice {}

// index only
for i := range slice {}

// value only
for _, v := range slice {}

Iterate over a map:

// key and value
for key, value := range theMap {}

// key only
for key := range theMap {}

// value only
for _, value := range theMap {}

Iterate over a channel:

for v := range theChan {}

Iterating over a channel is equivalent to receiving from a channel until it is closed:

for {
    v, ok := <-theChan
    if !ok {
        break
    }
}

Following is the example code for how to use foreach in Go:

package main

import (
    "fmt"
)

func main() {

    arrayOne := [3]string{"Apple", "Mango", "Banana"}

    for index,element := range arrayOne{

        fmt.Println(index)
        fmt.Println(element)

    }

}

This is a running example https://play.golang.org/p/LXptmH4X_0

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