How to convert interface{}
to bytes.Buffer
?
Minimal example
package main
import (
"bytes"
"fmt"
)
func ToJson5(any interface{}) string {
if any == nil {
return `''`
}
switch any.(type) {
case bytes.Buffer: // return as is
return any.(bytes.Buffer).String()
// other types works fine
}
return ``
}
func main() {
x := bytes.Buffer{}
fmt.Println(ToJson5(x))
}
The errors was:
main.go:14: cannot call pointer method on any.(bytes.Buffer)
main.go:14: cannot take the address of any.(bytes.Buffer)
When changed to bytes.Buffer{}
(that I think less correct), the error was:
main.go:13: bytes.Buffer literal (type bytes.Buffer) is not a type
main.go:14: bytes.Buffer literal is not a type
You can use a Short variable declaration in the Type switch to have the typed value in the case
branches:
switch v := any.(type) {
case bytes.Buffer: // return as is
return v.String() // Here v is of type bytes.Buffer
}
Try it on the Go Playground.
Quoting form the spec:
The TypeSwitchGuard may include a short variable declaration. When that form is used, the variable is declared at the beginning of the implicit block in each clause. In clauses with a case listing exactly one type, the variable has that type; otherwise, the variable has the type of the expression in the TypeSwitchGuard.