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A Tour of Go - Methods and interfaces - Exercise: Errors
package main
import (
"fmt"
)
type ErrNegativeSqrt float64
func (e ErrNegativeSqrt) Error() string {
return fmt.Sprintf("cannot Sqrt negative number: %v", float64(e))
}
func Sqrt(x float64) (float64, error) {
if x < 0 {
return 0, ErrNegativeSqrt(x)
}
z := x
for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
z -= (z*z-x)/(2*z)
}
return z, nil
}
func main() {
fmt.Println(Sqrt(2))
fmt.Println(Sqrt(-2))
}
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