I'm trying to pass a string array to a method. Although it passes the assertion, I'm getting this error
cannot use temp (type interface {}) as type []string in argument to equalStringArray: need type assertion
Code:
if str, ok := temp.([]string); ok {
if !equalStringArray(temp, someotherStringArray) {
// do something
} else {
// do something else
}
}
I've also tried checking the type with reflect.TypeOf(temp) and that's also printing []string
You need to use str, not temp
see: https://play.golang.org/p/t9Aur98KS6
package main
func equalStringArray(a, b []string) bool {
if len(a) != len(b) {
return false
}
for i := 0; i < len(a); i++ {
if a[i] != b[i] {
return false
}
}
return true
}
func main() {
someotherStringArray := []string{"A", "B"}
var temp interface{}
temp = []string{"A", "B"}
if strArray, ok := temp.([]string); ok {
if !equalStringArray(strArray, someotherStringArray) {
// do something 1
} else {
// do something else
}
}
}
