Factor pointer handling

targets.go

@@ -166,15 +166,6 @@ func setString(t target, v string) error {
 		return t.setString(v)
 	case reflect.Interface:
 		return t.set(reflect.ValueOf(v))
-	case reflect.Ptr:
-		if !f.Elem().IsValid() {
-			err := t.set(reflect.New(f.Type().Elem()))
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			f = t.get()
-		}
-		return setString(valueTarget(f.Elem()), v)
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign string to a %s", f.Kind())
 	}
@@ -188,15 +179,6 @@ func setBool(t target, v bool) error {
 		return t.setBool(v)
 	case reflect.Interface:
 		return t.set(reflect.ValueOf(v))
-	case reflect.Ptr:
-		if !f.Elem().IsValid() {
-			err := t.set(reflect.New(f.Type().Elem()))
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			f = t.get()
-		}
-		return setBool(valueTarget(f.Elem()), v)
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign bool to a %s", f.String())
 	}
@@ -268,15 +250,6 @@ func setInt64(t target, v int64) error {
 		return t.set(reflect.ValueOf(uint(v)))
 	case reflect.Interface:
 		return t.set(reflect.ValueOf(v))
-	case reflect.Ptr:
-		if !f.Elem().IsValid() {
-			err := t.set(reflect.New(f.Type().Elem()))
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			f = t.get()
-		}
-		return setInt64(valueTarget(f.Elem()), v)
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign int64 to a %s", f.String())
 	}
@@ -295,15 +268,6 @@ func setFloat64(t target, v float64) error {
 		return t.set(reflect.ValueOf(float32(v)))
 	case reflect.Interface:
 		return t.set(reflect.ValueOf(v))
-	case reflect.Ptr:
-		if !f.Elem().IsValid() {
-			err := t.set(reflect.New(f.Type().Elem()))
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			f = t.get()
-		}
-		return setFloat64(valueTarget(f.Elem()), v)
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot assign float64 to a %s", f.String())
 	}