package main import ( "fmt" "reflect" ) func printIntResolvingPointers(v interface{}) { rv := reflect.ValueOf(v) typeName := rv.Type().String() name := "" for rv.Kind() == reflect.Ptr { name = "pointer to " + name rv = rv.Elem() } name += rv.Type().String() fmt.Printf("Value: %d. Type: '%s' i.e. '%s'.\n\n", rv.Int(), name, typeName) } func main() { n := 3 printIntResolvingPointers(n) n = 4 printIntResolvingPointers(&n) n = 5 np := &n printIntResolvingPointers(&np) }