Panic if receiver is nil pointer

[k0923]

What version of Go are you using (go version)?

$ go version
 1.16

Does this issue reproduce with the latest release?

What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

go env Output

$ go env

What did you do?

package main

type Element interface {
Body() interface{}
}

func test(e Element) {
if e != nil {
e.Body()
}
}

type Div struct{}

func (div Div) Body() interface{} {
return "div"
}

func getDiv() *Div {
return nil
}

func main() {
// panic: value method main.Div.Body called using nil *Div pointer

// goroutine 1 [running]:
// main.(*Div).Body(0x0, 0x647ae0, 0xc00001c0b8)
//         <autogenerated>:1 +0x53
// main.test(...)
//        main.go:9
// main.main()
//         main.go:34 +0x3b
// exit status 2
test(getDiv())

}

What did you expect to see?

No panic or forbbiden to compile

What did you see instead?

Panic

[mvdan]

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[D1CED]

Your error is related to https://golang.org/doc/faq#nil_error