> On 14 Apr 2020, at 09.46, Glen Huang <hey....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> With all due respect, I think assigning to interface{} is orthogonal to the
> question, which deals with variance. (I asked about it here:
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-nuts/S4p54OpQHGw)
>
> Here, the type is redefined, so in the context of conversion, it and the
> original should be equivalent.
>
> A tangent question, why this also isn't allowed:
>
> type Data []byte
> type ContainerRaw struct {
> Data []byte
> }
> type Container struct {
> Data Data
> }
> c := Container{[]byte{1}}
> ContainerRaw(c) // not allowed, but if Container. Data is of type []byte,
> then it's allowed
I think the Go specification can help to provide explanation:
https://golang.org/ref/spec#Properties_of_types_and_values
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