Function samePointers

internal/testify/assert/assertions.go:533–546

samePointers compares two generic interface objects and returns whether they point to the same object

(first, second interface{})

// samePointers compares two generic interface objects and returns whether
// they point to the same object
func samePointers(first, second interface{}) bool {
	firstPtr, secondPtr := reflect.ValueOf(first), reflect.ValueOf(second)
	if firstPtr.Kind() != reflect.Ptr || secondPtr.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
		return false
	}

	firstType, secondType := reflect.TypeOf(first), reflect.TypeOf(second)
	if firstType != secondType {
		return false
	}

	// compare pointer addresses
	return first == second
}

// formatUnequalValues takes two values of arbitrary types and returns string
// representations appropriate to be presented to the user.