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+// Copyright 2012 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package big_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"math/big"
+)
+
+func ExampleRat_SetString() {
+	r := new(big.Rat)
+	r.SetString("355/113")
+	fmt.Println(r.FloatString(3))
+	// Output: 3.142
+}
+
+func ExampleInt_SetString() {
+	i := new(big.Int)
+	i.SetString("644", 8) // octal
+	fmt.Println(i)
+	// Output: 420
+}
+
+func ExampleRat_Scan() {
+	// The Scan function is rarely used directly;
+	// the fmt package recognizes it as an implementation of fmt.Scanner.
+	r := new(big.Rat)
+	_, err := fmt.Sscan("1.5000", r)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("error scanning value:", err)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println(r)
+	}
+	// Output: 3/2
+}
+
+func ExampleInt_Scan() {
+	// The Scan function is rarely used directly;
+	// the fmt package recognizes it as an implementation of fmt.Scanner.
+	i := new(big.Int)
+	_, err := fmt.Sscan("18446744073709551617", i)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("error scanning value:", err)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println(i)
+	}
+	// Output: 18446744073709551617
+}