JSON decoding in golang

Question

So I tried something based on the example here in my code, and get no data, but no error either. The code is:

import (
    "io"
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "encoding/json"
)

type Credential struct {
    username string `json:"username"`
    password string `json:"password"`
}

func login(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
    if req.Method == "POST" {
        cred := Credential{}
        err := json.NewDecoder(req.Body).Decode(&cred)
        if err != nil {
            panic("can't decode")
        }
        fmt.Println("credentials: " + cred.username + " , " + cred.password)
    }
}

I test with

curl -X POST -H "Accept: application/json" --data "{\"username\":\"x\",\"password\":\"y\"}" 127.0.0.1:8000/login -i

And the server prints out:

credentials: ,

Why is there nothing in cred.username and cred.password?

Probably not related, but it's always a good idea to supply content type in the header as well with -H "Content-Type: application/json". — kichik
– kichik, Commented Jun 18, 2015 at 0:49

Jiang YD · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-18 01:00:22Z

4

golang use first character of the field to declare public or private for that struct. so change username to Username

answered Jun 18, 2015 at 1:00

Jiang YD

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