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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
)

// This is another way of determining if a variable's value is nil.
// Imagine you have an interface with the following signature:

type recorder interface{}
type myStruct struct{}

// Assume this function has to have this signature.
func object() recorder {
	// Let's say this function gets the object by calling a dependency, and receives
	// a nil value.
	var obj *myStruct
	return obj
}

func main() {
	obj := object()
	fmt.Println("Direct comparison:", obj == nil)
	fmt.Println("Compare by reflection:", reflect.ValueOf(obj).IsNil())

	// Output:
	//
	// Direct comparison: false
	// Compare by reflection: true
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
)

// See nil_interface_value_example.go

func main() {
	fmt.Println(reflect.ValueOf(obj).IsNil() == true)
}