>
> It does work (i.e., compiles) if you use a type alias (note the equal sign)
>
I can't use a type alias as I need a custom MarshalText-method.
Yes, AFAICT, the language specification does not allow such
> conversion.
>
Yes, but my thought was that it might be possible to do an unsafe
conversion as the underlying types are the same. I just have no idea how.
On Sun, 16 Jul 2023 at 19:59, Kurtis Rader <kra...@skepticism.us> wrote:
> It does work (i.e., compiles) if you use a type alias (note the equal
> sign):
>
> type uintXXX = uint
>
> Whether it is a good idea to allow it to work using two distinct types
> that have the same underlying type is debatable. Personally, I think the
> current behavior (not allowing the conversion) is preferable.
>
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 9:02 AM Leonard Mittmann <
> leonard.mittm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone, I am wondering if there is efficient way to do the following
>> type conversion (without looping over the map):
>>
>> var m = map[uint]uint{ /*...*/ }
>> type uintXXX uint
>> // this does not work
>> var m2 map[uintXXX]uintXXX = (map[uintXXX]uintXXX)(m)
>>
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