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Idiom #207 allocate a list that is automatically deallocated

Allocate a list / array a containing n elements (n assumed to be too large for a stack) that is automatically deallocated when the program exits the scope it is declared in.

Idiom #207 allocate a list that is automatically deallocated

Allocate a list / array a containing n elements (n assumed to be too large for a stack) that is automatically deallocated when the program exits the scope it is declared in.

Code 
a := make([]T, n)
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Elements have type T.
a is garbage-collected after the program exits its scope, unless we let it "escape" by taking its reference.
The runtime decides if a lives in the stack on in the heap.
Demo URL
https://play.golang.org/p/ifFdj8Bhl2j