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Usage of 'interface{}' as a type

Reports usages of the empty interface as a type or type constraint.

The empty interface denotes the set of all types. Go 1.18 introduced the more explicit alias any for interface{}, which is equivalent to interface{} in all ways.

The inspection is triggered for any usage of an empty interface as a type or type constraint. Aliases of the empty interface and interfaces that exclusively embed other empty interfaces do not trigger the inspection.

Consider using the more explicit alias any instead.

Inspection Details

Available in:

GoLand 2023.3

Plugin:

Go, 233.SNAPSHOT

Last modified: 13 July 2023