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Mar 5, 2026 · Fundamentals

Simulating Method Override in Go with Interfaces, Embedding, and Functional Options

This article shows how Go developers can achieve Java‑style method overriding by combining interfaces, struct embedding, and the functional‑options pattern, providing a flexible, decoupled way to customize behavior at compile‑time and run‑time without inheritance.

GoIdiomatic GoInterface

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Simulating Method Override in Go with Interfaces, Embedding, and Functional Options

Golang Shines

Mar 4, 2026 · Backend Development

Emulating Method Override in Go with Interfaces, Embedding, and Functional Options

The article shows how Go, which lacks inheritance and the @Override keyword, can achieve a clean override-like behavior by defining interfaces, using struct embedding to reuse functionality, and applying functional options for runtime customization, illustrated with a Dog‑Husky example.

GoInterfacecomposition

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Emulating Method Override in Go with Interfaces, Embedding, and Functional Options