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Diffstat (limited to 'libgo/go/encoding/gob/encoder.go')
| -rw-r--r-- | libgo/go/encoding/gob/encoder.go | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/libgo/go/encoding/gob/encoder.go b/libgo/go/encoding/gob/encoder.go index 62d0f42..d6c8fdd 100644 --- a/libgo/go/encoding/gob/encoder.go +++ b/libgo/go/encoding/gob/encoder.go @@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ func (enc *Encoder) sendType(w io.Writer, state *encoderState, origt reflect.Typ // Encode transmits the data item represented by the empty interface value, // guaranteeing that all necessary type information has been transmitted first. +// Passing a nil pointer to Encoder will panic, as they cannot be transmitted by gob. func (enc *Encoder) Encode(e interface{}) error { return enc.EncodeValue(reflect.ValueOf(e)) } @@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ func (enc *Encoder) sendTypeDescriptor(w io.Writer, state *encoderState, ut *use return } // If the type info has still not been transmitted, it means we have - // a singleton basic type (int, []byte etc.) at top level. We don't + // a singleton basic type (int, []byte etc.) at top level. We don't // need to send the type info but we do need to update enc.sent. if !sent { info, err := getTypeInfo(ut) @@ -212,9 +213,8 @@ func (enc *Encoder) sendTypeId(state *encoderState, ut *userTypeInfo) { // EncodeValue transmits the data item represented by the reflection value, // guaranteeing that all necessary type information has been transmitted first. +// Passing a nil pointer to EncodeValue will panic, as they cannot be transmitted by gob. func (enc *Encoder) EncodeValue(value reflect.Value) error { - // Gobs contain values. They cannot represent nil pointers, which - // have no value to encode. if value.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && value.IsNil() { panic("gob: cannot encode nil pointer of type " + value.Type().String()) } |