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Type assertions & type switches

Type the keyword that turns a type assertion into a TYPE SWITCH. Goes in parens where a single type would normally go (v.(type) vs v.(*MyError)). Lowercase, four letters.

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v.(T) asserts that an interface value v is actually of type T. Panics if wrong. Use the comma-ok form to check first: if t, ok := v.(T); ok { ... }. For multi-branch checks, switch v := i.(type) dispatches on dynamic type.