'reflect.TypeOf' can be replaced with ‘reflect.TypeFor’

Reports uses of reflect.TypeOf where the type is known at compile time, such as reflect.TypeOf(T{}) and reflect.TypeOf((*T)(nil)).Elem().

In Go 1.22 and later, reflect.TypeFor[T]() returns the same reflect.Type without requiring a runtime value.

Example:

var userType = reflect.TypeOf(User{})

To fix the code, use the Replace TypeOf with TypeFor quick-fix.

After the quick-fix is applied:

var userType = reflect.TypeFor[User]()

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

GoFixReflectTypeFor

Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Go | Go fix

Inspection ID: GoFixReflectTypeFor

Suppressing Inspection

You can suppress this inspection by placing the following comment marker before the code fragment where you no longer want messages from this inspection to appear:

//noinspection GoFixReflectTypeFor

More detailed instructions as well as other ways and options that you have can be found in the product documentation:

GoLand 2026.2

Inspection Details
By default bundled with:	GoLand 2026.2, Qodana for Go 2026.2,

Last modified: 30 June 2026