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Coalesce

func Coalesce[T any](ptrs ...*T) *T

Coalesce returns the first non-nil pointer from the list. Returns nil if all pointers are nil.

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package main

import (
    "fmt"

    ptr "github.com/Goldziher/go-utils/ptrutils"
)

func main() {
    var a, b *int
    c := ptr.To(42)
    d := ptr.To(99)

    // Get first non-nil pointer
    result := ptr.Coalesce(a, b, c, d)
    fmt.Println(*result)  // 42

    // All nil
    result = ptr.Coalesce((*int)(nil), (*int)(nil))
    fmt.Println(result)  // <nil>
}