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chan T          // can be used to send and receive values of type T
chan&lt;- float64  // can only be used to send float64s
&lt;-chan int      // can only be used to receive ints
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The <code>&lt;-</code> operator associates with the leftmost <code>chan</code>
possible:
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<pre>
chan&lt;- chan int    // same as chan&lt;- (chan int)