time.Time unexpected behavior in json+omitempty+time.Time

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by [email protected]:

When using GOLANG's encoding for JSON and the datatype is Time. "omitempty"
does not work. It always emits the default value '0001-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC'. This
is not working as expected(http://play.golang.org/p/vHLyeMwwTX).


type Stuff struct {
  Cloned       time.Time   `json:"cloned,omitempty"`
  Expiration   time.Time   `json:"expiration,omitempty"`
}


What is the expected output?

-I expected the default value of time.Time to be empty. 

What do you see instead?

0001-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC


Which compiler are you using (5g, 6g, 8g, gccgo)?

6

Which operating system are you using?

Win

Which version are you using?  (run 'go version')

go1.0.3

Please provide any additional information below.

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Comment 1:

Status changed to Duplicate.

Merged into issue #4357.