unmarshal: return Go zero value type for EDN nil

discussion: go-edn#11
tolitius · Nov 3, 2017 · 5a6d4b9 · 5a6d4b9
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commit 5a6d4b9
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diff --git a/decode.go b/decode.go
@@ -908,7 +908,8 @@ func (d *Decoder) literal(bs []byte, ttype tokenType, v reflect.Value) {
 			case reflect.Interface, reflect.Ptr, reflect.Map, reflect.Slice:
 				v.Set(reflect.Zero(v.Type()))
 			default:
-				d.error(&UnmarshalTypeError{"nil", v.Type()})
+				v.Set(reflect.Zero(v.Type()))
+				// d.error(&UnmarshalTypeError{"nil", v.Type()})
 			}
 		} else if bytes.Equal(trueByte, bs) || bytes.Equal(falseByte, bs) { // true|false
 			value := bs[0] == 't'