Golang : Fix - does not implement sort.Interface (missing Len method)
Problem:
You are trying to use the sort.Sort()
or sort.Reverse()
functions on type []string
data but encounter this error message:
cannot use strSlice (type []string) as type sort.Interface in argument to sort.Sort: []string does not implement sort.Interface (missing Len method)
What's going on and how to fix this?
Solution:
Cast the []string
slice/array to type StringSlice or if you are dealing integer or float - cast to IntSlice or Float64Slice type first before using the sort.Sort()
function.
To cast/convert the []string
slice/array, use sort.StringSlice()
function.
For example:
package main
import (
"fmt"
"sort"
"strings"
)
func main() {
str := "Dog,Apple,Cat,Boy"
strSlice := strings.Split(str, ",")
fmt.Println("Before : ", strSlice)
sortableStrSlice := sort.StringSlice(strSlice) <------- here!
sort.Sort(sortableStrSlice)
fmt.Println("After : ", sortableStrSlice)
}
Output:
Before : [Dog Apple Cat Boy]
After : [Apple Boy Cat Dog]
Happy coding!
See also : Golang : Reverse IP address for reverse DNS lookup example
By Adam Ng
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