go - Channel slice of integers -

i want create slice channel , contains integers.

test := make(chan []int) test <- 5 

this way initialized have no idea how pass value since slices use append channels send data using <-

i have tried both <- , append , both combined below , can't work

test <- append(test, 5) 

you defined channel of []int trying send int. have send slice of ints , have receiver use slice.

a working example here: https://play.golang.org/p/tmcuku8g-1

notice i'm appending 4 things slice , not channel itself

package main  import (     "fmt" )  func main() {     c := make(chan []int)      things := []int{1, 2, 3}      go func() {         c <- things     }()      _, := range <-c {         fmt.println(i)     }      go func() {         c <- append(things, 4)     }()      _, := range <-c {         fmt.println(i)     } } 

output:

1 2 3 1 2 3 4