I need to check if interface{} is an array and create corresponding slice if it is. Unfortunately I do not know array length in advance.
For example:
import (
"reflect"
)
func AnythingToSlice(a interface{}) []interface{} {
rt := reflect.TypeOf(a)
switch rt.Kind() {
case reflect.Slice:
slice, ok := a.([]interface{})
if ok {
return slice
}
// it works
case reflect.Array:
// return a[:]
// it doesn't work: cannot slice a (type interface {})
//
array, ok := a.([reflect.ValueOf(a).Len()]interface{})
// :-((( non-constant array bound reflect.ValueOf(a).Len()
if ok {
return array[:]
}
}
return []interface{}(a)
}
An explicit type is required in a type assertion. The type cannot be constructed through reflection.
Unless the argument is a []interface{}, the slice or array must be copied to produce a []interface{}.
Try this:
func AnythingToSlice(a interface{}) []interface{} {
v := reflect.ValueOf(a)
switch v.Kind() {
case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
result := make([]interface{}, v.Len())
for i := 0; i < v.Len(); i++ {
result[i] = v.Index(i).Interface()
}
return result
default:
panic("not supported")
}
}