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-// Copyright 2013 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 gob_test
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/gob"
-	"fmt"
-	"log"
-	"math"
-)
-
-type Point struct {
-	X, Y int
-}
-
-func (p Point) Hypotenuse() float64 {
-	return math.Hypot(float64(p.X), float64(p.Y))
-}
-
-type Pythagoras interface {
-	Hypotenuse() float64
-}
-
-// This example shows how to encode an interface value. The key
-// distinction from regular types is to register the concrete type that
-// implements the interface.
-func Example_interface() {
-	var network bytes.Buffer // Stand-in for the network.
-
-	// We must register the concrete type for the encoder and decoder (which would
-	// normally be on a separate machine from the encoder). On each end, this tells the
-	// engine which concrete type is being sent that implements the interface.
-	gob.Register(Point{})
-
-	// Create an encoder and send some values.
-	enc := gob.NewEncoder(&network)
-	for i := 1; i <= 3; i++ {
-		interfaceEncode(enc, Point{3 * i, 4 * i})
-	}
-
-	// Create a decoder and receive some values.
-	dec := gob.NewDecoder(&network)
-	for i := 1; i <= 3; i++ {
-		result := interfaceDecode(dec)
-		fmt.Println(result.Hypotenuse())
-	}
-
-	// Output:
-	// 5
-	// 10
-	// 15
-}
-
-// interfaceEncode encodes the interface value into the encoder.
-func interfaceEncode(enc *gob.Encoder, p Pythagoras) {
-	// The encode will fail unless the concrete type has been
-	// registered. We registered it in the calling function.
-
-	// Pass pointer to interface so Encode sees (and hence sends) a value of
-	// interface type.  If we passed p directly it would see the concrete type instead.
-	// See the blog post, "The Laws of Reflection" for background.
-	err := enc.Encode(&p)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("encode:", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// interfaceDecode decodes the next interface value from the stream and returns it.
-func interfaceDecode(dec *gob.Decoder) Pythagoras {
-	// The decode will fail unless the concrete type on the wire has been
-	// registered. We registered it in the calling function.
-	var p Pythagoras
-	err := dec.Decode(&p)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("decode:", err)
-	}
-	return p
-}