pointer

func Pointer ¶

func Pointer[T any](t T) *T

Pointer returns a pointer to the provided value of type T. It's useful in situations where you need a pointer to a value, particularly when dealing with literals or temporary values.

Example usage: intPtr := Pointer(42) strPtr := Pointer("hello")

func Value ¶

func Value[T any](ptr *T) T

Value returns the value pointed to by the given pointer of type T. If the pointer is nil, it returns the zero value of type T. It's useful for safely dereferencing pointers, especially when dealing with potentially nil pointers.

Example usage: intPtr := Pointer(42) intValue := Value(intPtr) // intValue == 42

var nilPtr *string strValue := Value(nilPtr) // strValue == "" (zero value for string)