From 39fa2a5bf2bbc484d00fc6fc943b16315eb039b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rob Pike <r@golang.org>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:27:16 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] exp/template: truth for interface values. Also protect
 against invalid (zero Value) reflect.Values.

R=rsc, gri
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/4810094
---
 src/pkg/exp/template/exec.go      | 8 ++++++--
 src/pkg/exp/template/exec_test.go | 4 +++-
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pkg/exp/template/exec.go b/src/pkg/exp/template/exec.go
index 7d7a9c73268..dafdaee914e 100644
--- a/src/pkg/exp/template/exec.go
+++ b/src/pkg/exp/template/exec.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (s *state) walkIfOrWith(typ parse.NodeType, dot reflect.Value, pipe *parse.
 	val := s.evalPipeline(dot, pipe)
 	truth, ok := isTrue(val)
 	if !ok {
-		s.errorf("if/with can't use value of type %T", val.Interface())
+		s.errorf("if/with can't use %v", val)
 	}
 	if truth {
 		if typ == parse.NodeWith {
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ func (s *state) walkIfOrWith(typ parse.NodeType, dot reflect.Value, pipe *parse.
 // isTrue returns whether the value is 'true', in the sense of not the zero of its type,
 // and whether the value has a meaningful truth value.
 func isTrue(val reflect.Value) (truth, ok bool) {
+	if !val.IsValid() {
+		// Something like var x interface{}, never set. It's a form of nil.
+		return false, true
+	}
 	switch val.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Array, reflect.Map, reflect.Slice, reflect.String:
 		truth = val.Len() > 0
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ func isTrue(val reflect.Value) (truth, ok bool) {
 		truth = val.Bool()
 	case reflect.Complex64, reflect.Complex128:
 		truth = val.Complex() != 0
-	case reflect.Chan, reflect.Func, reflect.Ptr:
+	case reflect.Chan, reflect.Func, reflect.Ptr, reflect.Interface:
 		truth = !val.IsNil()
 	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
 		truth = val.Int() != 0
diff --git a/src/pkg/exp/template/exec_test.go b/src/pkg/exp/template/exec_test.go
index b7884744027..4013f2ef49b 100644
--- a/src/pkg/exp/template/exec_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/exp/template/exec_test.go
@@ -366,7 +366,9 @@ var execTests = []execTest{
 	// Was taking address of interface field, so method set was empty.
 	{"bug2", "{{$.NonEmptyInterface.Method0}}", "M0", tVal, true},
 	// Struct values were not legal in with - mere oversight.
-	{"bug4", "{{with $}}{{.Method0}}{{end}}", "M0", tVal, true},
+	{"bug3", "{{with $}}{{.Method0}}{{end}}", "M0", tVal, true},
+	// Nil interface values in if.
+	{"bug4", "{{if .Empty0}}non-nil{{else}}nil{{end}}", "nil", tVal, true},
 }
 
 func zeroArgs() string {