{"record":{"id":"706f3650464df73f","repo":"go-gorm/gorm","slug":"failed-to-set-value-v-to-field-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to set value %#v to field %s","messagePattern":"failed to set value %#v to field (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"schema/field.go","lineNumber":588,"sourceCode":"\t\t\t\t\treturn\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tif reflectV.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {\n\t\t\t\tif reflectV.IsNil() {\n\t\t\t\t\tfield.ReflectValueOf(ctx, value).Set(reflect.New(field.FieldType).Elem())\n\t\t\t\t} else if reflectV.Type().Elem().AssignableTo(field.FieldType) {\n\t\t\t\t\tfield.ReflectValueOf(ctx, value).Set(reflectV.Elem())\n\t\t\t\t\treturn\n\t\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\t\terr = setter(ctx, value, reflectV.Elem().Interface())\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} else if valuer, ok := v.(driver.Valuer); ok {\n\t\t\t\tif v, err = valuer.Value(); err == nil {\n\t\t\t\t\terr = setter(ctx, value, v)\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} else if _, ok := v.(clause.Expr); !ok {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"failed to set value %#v to field %s\", v, field.Name)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\n\t\treturn\n\t}\n\n\t// Set\n\tswitch field.FieldType.Kind() {\n\tcase reflect.Bool:\n\t\tfield.Set = func(ctx context.Context, value reflect.Value, v interface{}) error {\n\t\t\tswitch data := v.(type) {\n\t\t\tcase **bool:\n\t\t\t\tif data != nil && *data != nil {\n\t\t\t\t\tfield.ReflectValueOf(ctx, value).SetBool(**data)\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tcase bool:\n\t\t\t\tfield.ReflectValueOf(ctx, value).SetBool(data)\n\t\t\tcase int64:","sourceCodeStart":570,"sourceCodeEnd":606,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/go-gorm/gorm/blob/1d6ce99528060be18a42be09aca8d39efcb47f28/schema/field.go#L570-L606","documentation":"Error \"failed to set value %#v to field %s\" thrown in go-gorm/gorm.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at schema/field.go:588 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Check the value type is assignable to the field type or convertible via reflection.","Implement sql.Scanner/driver.Valuer on the field type for custom conversions.","Ensure the field is exported and addressable (destination passed as pointer)."],"exampleFix":"Match the assigned value's type to the field type or implement sql.Scanner/driver.Valuer on the field type.","handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"1d6ce99528060be18a42be09aca8d39efcb47f28","analyzedAt":"2026-08-15T13:01:23.433Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}