Function makeAddressable

cmp/compare.go:664–671

makeAddressable returns a value that is always addressable. It returns the input verbatim if it is already addressable, otherwise it creates a new value and returns an addressable copy.

(v reflect.Value)

// It returns the input verbatim if it is already addressable,
// otherwise it creates a new value and returns an addressable copy.
func makeAddressable(v reflect.Value) reflect.Value {
	if v.CanAddr() {
		return v
	}
	vc := reflect.New(v.Type()).Elem()
	vc.Set(v)
	return vc
}