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v1.2.1

Jan 29, 2026

v1.2.0

Nov 16, 2025

v1.1.0

Nov 16, 2025

v1.0.20

Jan 10, 2025

v1.0.19

Jan 9, 2025

Changes in this version

+ func IsEqualOrZero[T comparable](ptr *T, value T) bool

+ func IsEqualZero[T comparable](ptr *T) bool

+ func IsEqual[T comparable](ptr *T, value T) bool

+ func IsNil[T any](ptr *T) bool

+ func IsNotEqualOrZero[T comparable](ptr *T, value T) bool

+ func IsNotEqualZero[T comparable](ptr *T) bool

+ func IsNotEqual[T comparable](ptr *T, value T) bool

+ func IsNotNil[T any](ptr *T) bool

+ func IsNotZero[T comparable](ptr *T) bool

+ func IsZero[T comparable](ptr *T) bool

+ func New[T any](value T) *T

+ func SetDefaultZero[T any](ptr *T)

+ func SetDefault[T any](ptr *T, def T)

+ func SetZero[T any](ptr *T)

+ func Set[T any](ptr *T, value T)

+ func ValueOrZero[T any](ptr *T) T

+ func ValueOr[T any](ptr *T, def T) T

+ func Value[T any](ptr *T) T