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// Copyright © 2014 Steve Francia <[email protected]>.
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//
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// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
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// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
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package cast
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import (
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	"reflect"
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)
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// From html/template/content.go
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// Copyright 2011 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
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// indirect returns the value, after dereferencing as many times
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// as necessary to reach the base type (or nil).
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func indirect(i any) (any, bool) {
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	if i == nil {
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		return nil, false
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	}
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	if t := reflect.TypeOf(i); t.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
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		// Avoid creating a reflect.Value if it's not a pointer.
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		return i, false
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	}
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	v := reflect.ValueOf(i)
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	for v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr || (v.Kind() == reflect.Interface && v.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Ptr) {
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		if v.IsNil() {
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			return nil, true
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		}
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		v = v.Elem()
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	}
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	return v.Interface(), true
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}
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