add example for OnCodes (#85)

diff --git a/v2/example_test.go b/v2/example_test.go
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+// Copyright 2019, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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+// met:
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+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+package gax_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+)
+
+const someRPCTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
+
+// Some result that the client might return.
+type fakeResponse struct{}
+
+// Some client that can perform RPCs.
+type fakeClient struct{}
+
+// PerformSomeRPC is a fake RPC that a client might perform.
+func (c *fakeClient) PerformSomeRPC(ctx context.Context) (*fakeResponse, error) {
+	// An actual client would return something meaningful here.
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func ExampleOnCodes() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	c := &fakeClient{}
+
+	// UNKNOWN and UNAVAILABLE are typically safe to retry for idempotent RPCs.
+	retryer := gax.OnCodes([]codes.Code{codes.Unknown, codes.Unavailable}, gax.Backoff{
+		Initial:    time.Second,
+		Max:        32 * time.Second,
+		Multiplier: 2,
+	})
+
+	performSomeRPCWithRetry := func(ctx context.Context) (*fakeResponse, error) {
+		for {
+			resp, err := c.PerformSomeRPC(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				if delay, shouldRetry := retryer.Retry(err); shouldRetry {
+					if err := gax.Sleep(ctx, delay); err != nil {
+						return nil, err
+					}
+					continue
+				}
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			return resp, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// It's recommended to set deadlines on RPCs and around retrying. This is
+	// also usually preferred over setting some fixed number of retries: one
+	// advantage this has is that backoff settings can be changed independently
+	// of the deadline, whereas with a fixed number of retries the deadline
+	// would be a constantly-shifting goalpost.
+	ctxWithTimeout, cancel := context.WithDeadline(ctx, time.Now().Add(someRPCTimeout))
+	defer cancel()
+
+	resp, err := performSomeRPCWithRetry(ctxWithTimeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		// TODO: handle err
+	}
+	_ = resp // TODO: use resp if err is nil
+}