Update docs, compare to normal not-equals null check

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+Copyright 2020 Gregory Eremin
+
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+
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+
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README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,35 @@
-## Checking for `nil` in Go
+# isnil
+
+`nil` check that works for interfaces too. Example code and benchmarks.
 
 Benchmarks:
 ```
-BenchmarkIsNilBasic-8           200000000            9.47 ns/op
+#
-BenchmarkIsNilInterface-8       200000000            9.18 ns/op
+# x != nil
-BenchmarkIsNilNil-8             1000000000           2.03 ns/op
+#
+
+# nil pointer
+BenchmarkEqNilBasic
+BenchmarkEqNilBasic-8           1000000000           0.247 ns/op
+
+# nil interface
+BenchmarkEqNilInterface
+BenchmarkEqNilInterface-8       1000000000           0.247 ns/op
+
+
+#
+# IsNil(x)
+#
+
+# nil pointer
+BenchmarkIsNilBasic
+BenchmarkIsNilBasic-8           274689241            4.37 ns/op
+
+# (*struct{})(nil)
+BenchmarkIsNilInterface
+BenchmarkIsNilInterface-8       277561260            4.26 ns/op
+
+# nil
+BenchmarkIsNilNil
+BenchmarkIsNilNil-8             803470719            1.48 ns/op
 ```

isnil_test.go

@@ -31,6 +31,21 @@ func TestIsNil(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func BenchmarkEqNilBasic(b *testing.B) {
+	var v *int
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_ = (v != nil)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkEqNilInterface(b *testing.B) {
+	var v interface{}
+	v = (*foo)(nil)
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_ = (v != nil)
+	}
+}
+
 func BenchmarkIsNilBasic(b *testing.B) {
 	var v *int
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {