From: Rob Pike <r@golang.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:26:57 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: reflect: add comment about the doubled semantics of Value.String.
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X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.su/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=86e65bac5c9368fc807f8c0356fe5162fb68b09e;p=gostls13.git

reflect: add comment about the doubled semantics of Value.String.

R=rsc
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/5091044
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diff --git a/src/pkg/reflect/value.go b/src/pkg/reflect/value.go
index 8e5a6282cf..1cace3fdaf 100644
--- a/src/pkg/reflect/value.go
+++ b/src/pkg/reflect/value.go
@@ -1444,6 +1444,8 @@ func (v Value) String() string {
 	case String:
 		return *(*string)(iv.addr)
 	}
+	// If you call String on a reflect.Value of other type, it's better to
+	// print something than to panic. Useful in debugging.
 	return "<" + iv.typ.String() + " Value>"
 }