package main import "fmt" type specialString string var whatIsThis specialString = "hello" func TypeSwitch() { testFunc := func(any interface{}) { switch v := any.(type) { case bool: fmt.Printf("any %v is a bool type", v) case int: fmt.Printf("any %v is an int type", v) case float32: fmt.Printf("any %v is a float32 type", v) case string: fmt.Printf("any %v is a string type", v) case specialString: fmt.Printf("any %v is a special String!", v) default: fmt.Println("unknown type!") } } testFunc(whatIsThis) } func main() { TypeSwitch() } // Output: any hello is a special String!