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Sometimes a struct field, function, type, or even a whole package becomes
redundant or unnecessary, but must be kept for compatibility with existing
programs.
To signal that an identifier should not be used, add a paragraph to its doc
comment that begins with `Deprecated:` followed by some information about the
deprecation, and a recommendation on what to use instead, if applicable.
[Some tools will warn on use of deprecated identifiers](https://staticcheck.io/docs/checks#SA1019)
and their docs [will be hidden by godoc once #17056 is implemented](https://golang.org/issue/17056).
## Examples
```
type ResponseRecorder struct {
// HeaderMap contains the headers explicitly set by the Handler.
// It is an internal detail.
//
// Deprecated: HeaderMap exists for historical compatibility
// and should not be used. To access the headers returned by a handler,
// use the Response.Header map as returned by the Result method.
HeaderMap http.Header
```
```
// Package rc4 implements the RC4 stream cipher.
//
// Deprecated: RC4 is cryptographically broken and should not be used
// except for compatibility with legacy systems.
package rc4
```
There are a few other examples [in the standard library](https://golang.org/search?q=deprecated).