var testString string // test data for write tests
var testBytes []byte  // test data; same as testString but as a slice.

type negativeReader struct{}

func (r *negativeReader) Read([]byte) (int, error) { return -1, nil }

func init() {
	testBytes = make([]byte, N)
	for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
		testBytes[i] = 'a' + byte(i%26)
	}
	testString = string(testBytes)
}

// Verify that contents of buf match the string s.

may be invoked with zero or more arguments for that parameter.
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func()
func(x int) int
func(a, _ int, z float32) bool
func(a, b int, z float32) (bool)
func(prefix string, values ...int)
func(a, b int, z float64, opt ...interface{}) (success bool)
func(int, int, float64) (float64, *[]int)
func(n int) func(p *T)
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<h3 id="Interface_types">Interface types</h3>

<p>