v0.0.133

langext/reflection.go

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 )
 
-var reflectBasicTypes = []reflect.Type{
+var reflectBasicTypes = map[reflect.Kind]reflect.Type{
 	reflect.Bool:       reflect.TypeOf(false),
 	reflect.Int:        reflect.TypeOf(int(0)),
 	reflect.Int8:       reflect.TypeOf(int8(0)),
@@ -109,3 +109,28 @@ func TryCast[T any](v any) (T, bool) {
 
 	return r4, true
 }
+
+func TryCastType(v any, dest reflect.Type) (any, bool) {
+
+	underlying := Underlying(reflect.TypeOf(v))
+
+	if underlying != Underlying(dest) {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	r1 := reflect.ValueOf(v)
+
+	if !r1.CanConvert(underlying) {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	r2 := r1.Convert(underlying)
+
+	if !r2.CanConvert(dest) {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	r4 := r2.Convert(dest)
+
+	return r4.Interface(), true
+}