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Diffstat (limited to 'src/pkg/reflect/deepequal.go')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/pkg/reflect/deepequal.go | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/pkg/reflect/deepequal.go b/src/pkg/reflect/deepequal.go index c12e90f36..db047963e 100644 --- a/src/pkg/reflect/deepequal.go +++ b/src/pkg/reflect/deepequal.go @@ -122,9 +122,12 @@ func deepValueEqual(v1, v2 Value, visited map[uintptr]*visit, depth int) (b bool panic("Not reached") } -// DeepEqual tests for deep equality. It uses normal == equality where possible -// but will scan members of arrays, slices, maps, and fields of structs. It correctly -// handles recursive types. Functions are equal only if they are both nil. +// DeepEqual tests for deep equality. It uses normal == equality where +// possible but will scan elements of arrays, slices, maps, and fields of +// structs. In maps, keys are compared with == but elements use deep +// equality. DeepEqual correctly handles recursive types. Functions are equal +// only if they are both nil. +// An empty slice is not equal to a nil slice. func DeepEqual(a1, a2 interface{}) bool { if a1 == nil || a2 == nil { return a1 == a2 |