If you want a pointer instead of the direct value, just use New instead of
Zero:
v = reflect.New(fd.Type().Elem()).Interface()
On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 9:30:13 PM UTC+2, dc0d wrote:
>
> Exactly! Thanks! Now, how to put it inside the pointer? I mean, how to get
> it's address and put that address inside the pointer variable?
>
> On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 10:47:23 PM UTC+4:30, Roberto Zanotto
> wrote:
>>
>> I should learn to read the questions more carefully before answering -_-
>> In the code you commented out, fd.Type() is a pointer type, so the zero
>> value of a pointer type is a nil pointer.
>> If you do fd.Type().Elem() it gives you the "dereferenced" type of the
>> value.
>> So, maybe you want:
>> v = reflect.Zero(fd.Type().Elem()).Interface()
>>
>> On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 7:28:13 PM UTC+2, dc0d wrote:
>>>
>>> How can I fill a pointer to point to the zero value of underlying type?
>>>
>>> Like in:
>>>
>>> if fd.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
>>> if fd.IsNil() {
>>> // how to set v (pointer) to point to a zero value of underlying type?
>>> // using this:
>>> // v = reflect.Zero(fd.Type()).Interface()
>>> // still gives a nil value.
>>> } else {
>>> v = fd.Interface()
>>> }
>>> }
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I want to fill v with the zero value of the underlying direct type.
>>>
>>
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