spf13 / spf13/cast

ToSliceE: unable to cast []somestruct to []interface{}

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Description

Playground: https://play.golang.org/p/5bbxzoB4jNw

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	
	"github.com/spf13/cast"
)

func main() {
	b := []B{{Foo: "one"},{Foo: "two"}}
	
	bees, err := cast.ToSliceE(b)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	
	fmt.Printf("bees: %+v\n", bees)
}


type B struct {
	Foo string
}
panic: unable to cast []main.B{main.B{Foo:"one"}, main.B{Foo:"two"}} of type []main.B to []interface{}

goroutine 1 [running]:
main.main()
	/tmp/sandbox460370487/prog.go:14 +0x157

Program exited: status 2.

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Research direction

Start at the ToSliceE entry point and reproduce the supplied playground example with []B. Determine why the []B value is rejected as []interface{}, then verify that the example completes without the reported panic and preserves both struct values.

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Tech stack
go
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
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Newbie friendliness
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