reflect.Select() Function in Golang with Examples

// Golang program to illustrate
// reflect.Select() Function 

 package main

 import (
     "fmt"
     "reflect"
 )

func main() {
    c := make(chan int, 1)
    vc := reflect.ValueOf(c)
    succeeded := vc.TrySend(reflect.ValueOf(123))
    fmt.Println(succeeded, vc.Len(), vc.Cap())

    vSend, vZero := reflect.ValueOf(789), reflect.Value{}
    branches := []reflect.SelectCase{
        {Dir: reflect.SelectDefault, Chan: vZero, Send: vZero},
        {Dir: reflect.SelectRecv, Chan: vc, Send: vZero},
        {Dir: reflect.SelectSend, Chan: vc, Send: vSend},
    }
    
    // use of Select() method
    selIndex, vRecv, sentBeforeClosed := reflect.Select(branches)
    fmt.Println(selIndex)       
    fmt.Println(sentBeforeClosed)
    fmt.Println(vRecv.Int())   
    vc.Close()
    // Remove the send case branch this time,
    // for it may cause panic.
    selIndex, _, sentBeforeClosed = reflect.Select(branches[:2])
    fmt.Println(selIndex, sentBeforeClosed) 
}        

// Golang program to illustrate
// reflect.Select() Function 

 package main

 import (
     "fmt"
     "reflect"
 )

 func main() {
     var sendCh = make(chan int) 
    
     var increaseInt = func(c chan int) {
         for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
             c <- i
         }
         close(c)
     }

     go increaseInt(sendCh)

     var selectCase = make([]reflect.SelectCase, 1)
     selectCase[0].Dir = reflect.SelectRecv
     selectCase[0].Chan = reflect.ValueOf(sendCh)

     counter := 0
     for counter < 1 {
            
        // use of Select() method
         chosen, recv, recvOk := reflect.Select(selectCase)
        if recvOk {
             fmt.Println(chosen, recv.Int(), recvOk)

         } else {
             counter++
         }
     }
 }