passing a string slice to a variadic function expecting []interface{} or []any

[Peter Galbavy]

This is probably an FAQ but...

I've tried to understand this before but gave up; I am trying to (quick and dirty) import from a CSV or Excel file to a DB and I would like to take the slice from csv.Read() and just pass it through to stmt.Exec() but because the first is a []string and the second a []interface{} or []any (in 1.18+) it baulks. e.g.

  fields, err := csv.Read()

  ... checks

  _, err = stmt.Exec(fields)

I got round it by looping over the slice and putting appending the strings to a []interface{} local.

Is there a simpler way to do this inline - please ignore the issues around the contents or the number of elements for now.

[Axel Wagner]

No, there is no way to do it. You have to make a copy of the slice as you did.

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[Peter Galbavy]

Thanks for setting my mind at ease.