Address operator does not allow dereferencing result of func

[brendensoares]

What version of Go are you using (go version)?

Go Playground running go 1.12.5

Does this issue reproduce with the latest release?

yes

What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

N/A

What did you do?

https://play.golang.org/p/Z4YESsk6xXJ

What did you expect to see?

For context, see Go's address operator spec.

Referencing the addressable result of a function (e.g. &x()) should work consistently just as the inverse (dereferencing the addressable result of a function e.g. *x()) as well as referencing a composite literal (e.g. &struct{}{}).

This inconsistency results in more verbose code. A local variable must be created to hold the addressable value and then it can be dereferenced.

As with the currently allowed composite literal scenario (e.g. &struct{}{}), parenthesized syntax should be optional because the () operator makes it clear we're referencing the result of func x, not the function itself (as in &x()).

What did you see instead?

cannot take the address of x()

[ALTree]

Thank for the request.

This is a dup of #22647, which was closed as a special case of the more general #9097, so I'm closing this thread in favour of the older one.