From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant@golang.org>
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:36:25 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: reflect: test that PtrTo returns types that match program types
X-Git-Tag: weekly.2012-02-07~79
X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.su/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ae5c4ea05d18fba80248cd01762365ca1ccff717;p=gostls13.git

reflect: test that PtrTo returns types that match program types

The gccgo compiler was failing this test.

R=golang-dev, gri
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/5631046
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diff --git a/src/pkg/reflect/all_test.go b/src/pkg/reflect/all_test.go
index 63b127d102..8ae977912b 100644
--- a/src/pkg/reflect/all_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/reflect/all_test.go
@@ -1528,6 +1528,18 @@ func TestAddr(t *testing.T) {
 	if p.X != 4 {
 		t.Errorf("Addr.Elem.Set valued to set value in top value")
 	}
+
+	// Verify that taking the address of a type gives us a pointer
+	// which we can convert back using the usual interface
+	// notation.
+	var s struct {
+		B *bool
+	}
+	ps := ValueOf(&s).Elem().Field(0).Addr().Interface()
+	*(ps.(**bool)) = new(bool)
+	if s.B == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Addr.Interface direct assignment failed")
+	}
 }
 
 func noAlloc(t *testing.T, n int, f func(int)) {