Goroutine not executing after sending channel

Question

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "sync"
)

// PUT function
func put(hashMap map[string](chan int), key string, value int, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
    defer wg.Done()
    fmt.Printf("this is getting printed")
    hashMap[key] <- value
    fmt.Printf("this is not getting printed")
    fmt.Printf("PUT sent %d\n", value)
}

func main() {
    var value int
    var key string
    wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
    hashMap := make(map[string](chan int), 100)
    key = "xyz"
    value = 100
    for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
        wg.Add(1)
        go put(hashMap, key, value, wg)
    }
    wg.Wait()
}

The last two print statements in the put function are not getting printed, I am trying to put values into the map based on key.

and also how to close the hashMap in this case.

Answer 1

1. You need to create a channel, for example hashMap[key] = make(chan int)
2. Since you are not reading from the channel, you need buffered channel to make it work:

    key := "xyz"
    hashMap[key] = make(chan int, 5)

Try the following code:

func put(hashMap map[string](chan int), key string, value int, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
    hashMap[key] <- value
    fmt.Printf("PUT sent %d\n", value)
    wg.Done()
}
func main() {
    var wg sync.WaitGroup
    hashMap := map[string]chan int{}
    key := "xyz"
    hashMap[key] = make(chan int, 5)
    for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
        wg.Add(1)
        go put(hashMap, key, 100, &wg)
    }
    wg.Wait()
}

Output:

PUT sent 100
PUT sent 100
PUT sent 100
PUT sent 100
PUT sent 100