reflect.IsZero() Function in Golang with Examples

Go language provides inbuilt support implementation of run-time reflection and allowing a program to manipulate objects with arbitrary types with the help of reflect package. The reflect.IsZero() Function in Golang is used to check whether v is the zero value for its type. To access this function, one needs to imports the reflect package in the program.

Syntax:

func (v Value) IsZero() bool

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.

Return Value: This function returns whether v is the zero value for its type or not.

Below examples illustrate the use of the above method in Golang:

Example 1:

// Golang program to illustrate
// reflect.IsZero() Function

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "reflect"
)

// Main function
func main() {

    s := struct{ A int }{0}
    field := reflect.ValueOf(s).Field(0)

    // Use of IsZero() method
    fmt.Println(field.IsZero())
}

Output:

true

Example 2:

// Golang program to illustrate
// reflect.IsZero() Function

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "reflect"
)

// Main function
func main() {

    s := struct{ A int }{1}
    field := reflect.ValueOf(s).Field(0)

    // Use of IsZero() method
    fmt.Println(field.IsZero())
}

Output:

false