From a528630e4ac7fc044ff951b8563c8ad95ab4537c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: songzhibin97 <718428482@qq.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:12:57 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/9] feat: add plus func

---
 cast.go  | 168 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 caste.go | 270 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 438 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cast.go b/cast.go
index 0cfe941..581f1f8 100644
--- a/cast.go
+++ b/cast.go
@@ -14,163 +14,331 @@ func ToBool(i interface{}) bool {
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToBoolP casts an interface to a bool type.
+func ToBoolP(fn func(i interface{}) (bool, error), i interface{}) bool {
+	v, _ := ToBoolPE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToTime casts an interface to a time.Time type.
 func ToTime(i interface{}) time.Time {
 	v, _ := ToTimeE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToTimeP casts an interface to a time.Time type.
+func ToTimeP(fn func(i interface{}) (time.Time, error), i interface{}) time.Time {
+	v, _ := ToTimePE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 func ToTimeInDefaultLocation(i interface{}, location *time.Location) time.Time {
 	v, _ := ToTimeInDefaultLocationE(i, location)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToTimeInDefaultLocationP casts an interface to a time.Time type.
+func ToTimeInDefaultLocationP(fn func(i interface{}, location *time.Location) (time.Time, error), i interface{}, location *time.Location) time.Time {
+	v, _ := ToTimeInDefaultLocationPE(fn, i, location)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToDuration casts an interface to a time.Duration type.
 func ToDuration(i interface{}) time.Duration {
 	v, _ := ToDurationE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToDurationP casts an interface to a time.Duration type.
+func ToDurationP(fn func(i interface{}) (time.Duration, error), i interface{}) time.Duration {
+	v, _ := ToDurationPE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToFloat64 casts an interface to a float64 type.
 func ToFloat64(i interface{}) float64 {
 	v, _ := ToFloat64E(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToFloat64P casts an interface to a float64 type.
+func ToFloat64P(fn func(i interface{}) (float64, error), i interface{}) float64 {
+	v, _ := ToFloat64PE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToFloat32 casts an interface to a float32 type.
 func ToFloat32(i interface{}) float32 {
 	v, _ := ToFloat32E(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToFloat32P casts an interface to a float32 type.
+func ToFloat32P(fn func(i interface{}) (float32, error), i interface{}) float32 {
+	v, _ := ToFloat32PE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToInt64 casts an interface to an int64 type.
 func ToInt64(i interface{}) int64 {
 	v, _ := ToInt64E(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToInt64P casts an interface to an int64 type.
+func ToInt64P(fn func(i interface{}) (int64, error), i interface{}) int64 {
+	v, _ := ToInt64PE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToInt32 casts an interface to an int32 type.
 func ToInt32(i interface{}) int32 {
 	v, _ := ToInt32E(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToInt32P casts an interface to an int32 type.
+func ToInt32P(fn func(i interface{}) (int32, error), i interface{}) int32 {
+	v, _ := ToInt32PE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToInt16 casts an interface to an int16 type.
 func ToInt16(i interface{}) int16 {
 	v, _ := ToInt16E(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToInt16P casts an interface to an int16 type.
+func ToInt16P(fn func(i interface{}) (int16, error), i interface{}) int16 {
+	v, _ := ToInt16PE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToInt8 casts an interface to an int8 type.
 func ToInt8(i interface{}) int8 {
 	v, _ := ToInt8E(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToInt8P casts an interface to an int8 type.
+func ToInt8P(fn func(i interface{}) (int8, error), i interface{}) int8 {
+	v, _ := ToInt8PE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToInt casts an interface to an int type.
 func ToInt(i interface{}) int {
 	v, _ := ToIntE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToIntP casts an interface to an int type.
+func ToIntP(fn func(i interface{}) (int, error), i interface{}) int {
+	v, _ := ToIntPE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToUint casts an interface to a uint type.
 func ToUint(i interface{}) uint {
 	v, _ := ToUintE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToUintP casts an interface to a uint type.
+func ToUintP(fn func(i interface{}) (uint, error), i interface{}) uint {
+	v, _ := ToUintPE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToUint64 casts an interface to a uint64 type.
 func ToUint64(i interface{}) uint64 {
 	v, _ := ToUint64E(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToUint64P casts an interface to a uint64 type.
+func ToUint64P(fn func(i interface{}) (uint64, error), i interface{}) uint64 {
+	v, _ := ToUint64PE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToUint32 casts an interface to a uint32 type.
 func ToUint32(i interface{}) uint32 {
 	v, _ := ToUint32E(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToUint32P casts an interface to a uint32 type.
+func ToUint32P(fn func(i interface{}) (uint32, error), i interface{}) uint32 {
+	v, _ := ToUint32PE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToUint16 casts an interface to a uint16 type.
 func ToUint16(i interface{}) uint16 {
 	v, _ := ToUint16E(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToUint16P casts an interface to a uint16 type.
+func ToUint16P(fn func(i interface{}) (uint16, error), i interface{}) uint16 {
+	v, _ := ToUint16PE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToUint8 casts an interface to a uint8 type.
 func ToUint8(i interface{}) uint8 {
 	v, _ := ToUint8E(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToUint8P casts an interface to a uint8 type.
+func ToUint8P(fn func(i interface{}) (uint8, error), i interface{}) uint8 {
+	v, _ := ToUint8PE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToString casts an interface to a string type.
 func ToString(i interface{}) string {
 	v, _ := ToStringE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToStringP casts an interface to a string type.
+func ToStringP(fn func(i interface{}) (string, error), i interface{}) string {
+	v, _ := ToStringPE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToStringMapString casts an interface to a map[string]string type.
 func ToStringMapString(i interface{}) map[string]string {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapStringE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToStringMapStringP casts an interface to a map[string]string type.
+func ToStringMapStringP(fn func(i interface{}) (map[string]string, error), i interface{}) map[string]string {
+	v, _ := ToStringMapStringPE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToStringMapStringSlice casts an interface to a map[string][]string type.
 func ToStringMapStringSlice(i interface{}) map[string][]string {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapStringSliceE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToStringMapStringSliceP casts an interface to a map[string][]string type.
+func ToStringMapStringSliceP(fn func(i interface{}) (map[string][]string, error), i interface{}) map[string][]string {
+	v, _ := ToStringMapStringSlicePE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToStringMapBool casts an interface to a map[string]bool type.
 func ToStringMapBool(i interface{}) map[string]bool {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapBoolE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToStringMapBoolP casts an interface to a map[string]bool type.
+func ToStringMapBoolP(fn func(i interface{}) (map[string]bool, error), i interface{}) map[string]bool {
+	v, _ := ToStringMapBoolPE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToStringMapInt casts an interface to a map[string]int type.
 func ToStringMapInt(i interface{}) map[string]int {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapIntE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToStringMapIntP casts an interface to a map[string]int type.
+func ToStringMapIntP(fn func(i interface{}) (map[string]int, error), i interface{}) map[string]int {
+	v, _ := ToStringMapIntPE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToStringMapInt64 casts an interface to a map[string]int64 type.
 func ToStringMapInt64(i interface{}) map[string]int64 {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapInt64E(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToStringMapInt64P casts an interface to a map[string]int64 type.
+func ToStringMapInt64P(fn func(i interface{}) (map[string]int64, error), i interface{}) map[string]int64 {
+	v, _ := ToStringMapInt64PE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToStringMap casts an interface to a map[string]interface{} type.
 func ToStringMap(i interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToStringMapP casts an interface to a map[string]interface{} type.
+func ToStringMapP(fn func(i interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error), i interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
+	v, _ := ToStringMapPE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToSlice casts an interface to a []interface{} type.
 func ToSlice(i interface{}) []interface{} {
 	v, _ := ToSliceE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToSliceP casts an interface to a []interface{} type.
+func ToSliceP(fn func(i interface{}) ([]interface{}, error), i interface{}) []interface{} {
+	v, _ := ToSlicePE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToBoolSlice casts an interface to a []bool type.
 func ToBoolSlice(i interface{}) []bool {
 	v, _ := ToBoolSliceE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToBoolSliceP casts an interface to a []bool type.
+func ToBoolSliceP(fn func(i interface{}) ([]bool, error), i interface{}) []bool {
+	v, _ := ToBoolSlicePE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToStringSlice casts an interface to a []string type.
 func ToStringSlice(i interface{}) []string {
 	v, _ := ToStringSliceE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToStringSliceP casts an interface to a []string type.
+func ToStringSliceP(fn func(i interface{}) ([]string, error), i interface{}) []string {
+	v, _ := ToStringSlicePE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToIntSlice casts an interface to a []int type.
 func ToIntSlice(i interface{}) []int {
 	v, _ := ToIntSliceE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToIntSliceP casts an interface to a []int type.
+func ToIntSliceP(fn func(i interface{}) ([]int, error), i interface{}) []int {
+	v, _ := ToIntSlicePE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToDurationSlice casts an interface to a []time.Duration type.
 func ToDurationSlice(i interface{}) []time.Duration {
 	v, _ := ToDurationSliceE(i)
 	return v
 }
+
+// ToDurationSliceP casts an interface to a []time.Duration type.
+func ToDurationSliceP(fn func(i interface{}) ([]time.Duration, error), i interface{}) []time.Duration {
+	v, _ := ToDurationSlicePE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
diff --git a/caste.go b/caste.go
index 4181a2e..40e707e 100644
--- a/caste.go
+++ b/caste.go
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ func ToTimeE(i interface{}) (tim time.Time, err error) {
 	return ToTimeInDefaultLocationE(i, time.UTC)
 }
 
+// ToTimePE plus casts an interface to a time.Time type.
+func ToTimePE(fn func(interface{}) (time.Time, error), i interface{}) (time.Time, error) {
+	v, err := ToTimeE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToTimeInDefaultLocationE casts an empty interface to time.Time,
 // interpreting inputs without a timezone to be in the given location,
 // or the local timezone if nil.
@@ -65,6 +74,14 @@ func ToTimeInDefaultLocationE(i interface{}, location *time.Location) (tim time.
 	}
 }
 
+func ToTimeInDefaultLocationPE(fn func(interface{}, *time.Location) (time.Time, error), i interface{}, location *time.Location) (time.Time, error) {
+	v, err := ToTimeInDefaultLocationE(i, location)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i, location)
+}
+
 // ToDurationE casts an interface to a time.Duration type.
 func ToDurationE(i interface{}) (d time.Duration, err error) {
 	i = indirect(i)
@@ -99,6 +116,16 @@ func ToDurationE(i interface{}) (d time.Duration, err error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToDurationPE plus casts an interface to a time.Duration type.
+func ToDurationPE(fn func(interface{}) (time.Duration, error), i interface{}) (time.Duration, error) {
+	v, err := ToDurationE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToBoolE casts an interface to a bool type.
 func ToBoolE(i interface{}) (bool, error) {
 	i = indirect(i)
@@ -147,6 +174,15 @@ func ToBoolE(i interface{}) (bool, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToBoolPE plus casts an interface to a bool type.
+func ToBoolPE(fn func(interface{}) (bool, error), i interface{}) (bool, error) {
+	v, err := ToBoolE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToFloat64E casts an interface to a float64 type.
 func ToFloat64E(i interface{}) (float64, error) {
 	i = indirect(i)
@@ -205,6 +241,15 @@ func ToFloat64E(i interface{}) (float64, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToFloat64PE plus casts an interface to a float64 type.
+func ToFloat64PE(fn func(interface{}) (float64, error), i interface{}) (float64, error) {
+	v, err := ToFloat64E(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToFloat32E casts an interface to a float32 type.
 func ToFloat32E(i interface{}) (float32, error) {
 	i = indirect(i)
@@ -263,6 +308,15 @@ func ToFloat32E(i interface{}) (float32, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToFloat32PE plus casts an interface to a float32 type.
+func ToFloat32PE(fn func(interface{}) (float32, error), i interface{}) (float32, error) {
+	v, err := ToFloat32E(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToInt64E casts an interface to an int64 type.
 func ToInt64E(i interface{}) (int64, error) {
 	i = indirect(i)
@@ -315,6 +369,15 @@ func ToInt64E(i interface{}) (int64, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToInt64PE plus casts an interface to an int64 type.
+func ToInt64PE(fn func(interface{}) (int64, error), i interface{}) (int64, error) {
+	v, err := ToInt64E(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToInt32E casts an interface to an int32 type.
 func ToInt32E(i interface{}) (int32, error) {
 	i = indirect(i)
@@ -367,6 +430,15 @@ func ToInt32E(i interface{}) (int32, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToInt32PE plus casts an interface to an int32 type.
+func ToInt32PE(fn func(interface{}) (int32, error), i interface{}) (int32, error) {
+	v, err := ToInt32E(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToInt16E casts an interface to an int16 type.
 func ToInt16E(i interface{}) (int16, error) {
 	i = indirect(i)
@@ -419,6 +491,15 @@ func ToInt16E(i interface{}) (int16, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToInt16PE plus casts an interface to an int16 type.
+func ToInt16PE(fn func(interface{}) (int16, error), i interface{}) (int16, error) {
+	v, err := ToInt16E(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToInt8E casts an interface to an int8 type.
 func ToInt8E(i interface{}) (int8, error) {
 	i = indirect(i)
@@ -471,6 +552,15 @@ func ToInt8E(i interface{}) (int8, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToInt8PE plus casts an interface to an int8 type.
+func ToInt8PE(fn func(interface{}) (int8, error), i interface{}) (int8, error) {
+	v, err := ToInt8E(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToIntE casts an interface to an int type.
 func ToIntE(i interface{}) (int, error) {
 	i = indirect(i)
@@ -523,6 +613,15 @@ func ToIntE(i interface{}) (int, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToIntPE plus casts an interface to an int type.
+func ToIntPE(fn func(interface{}) (int, error), i interface{}) (int, error) {
+	v, err := ToIntE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToUintE casts an interface to a uint type.
 func ToUintE(i interface{}) (uint, error) {
 	i = indirect(i)
@@ -599,6 +698,15 @@ func ToUintE(i interface{}) (uint, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToUintPE plus casts an interface to a uint type.
+func ToUintPE(fn func(interface{}) (uint, error), i interface{}) (uint, error) {
+	v, err := ToUintE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToUint64E casts an interface to a uint64 type.
 func ToUint64E(i interface{}) (uint64, error) {
 	i = indirect(i)
@@ -675,6 +783,15 @@ func ToUint64E(i interface{}) (uint64, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToUint64PE plus casts an interface to a uint64 type.
+func ToUint64PE(fn func(interface{}) (uint64, error), i interface{}) (uint64, error) {
+	v, err := ToUint64E(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToUint32E casts an interface to a uint32 type.
 func ToUint32E(i interface{}) (uint32, error) {
 	i = indirect(i)
@@ -751,6 +868,15 @@ func ToUint32E(i interface{}) (uint32, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToUint32PE plus casts an interface to a uint32 type.
+func ToUint32PE(fn func(interface{}) (uint32, error), i interface{}) (uint32, error) {
+	v, err := ToUint32E(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToUint16E casts an interface to a uint16 type.
 func ToUint16E(i interface{}) (uint16, error) {
 	i = indirect(i)
@@ -827,6 +953,15 @@ func ToUint16E(i interface{}) (uint16, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToUint16PE plus casts an interface to a uint16 type.
+func ToUint16PE(fn func(interface{}) (uint16, error), i interface{}) (uint16, error) {
+	v, err := ToUint16E(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToUint8E casts an interface to a uint type.
 func ToUint8E(i interface{}) (uint8, error) {
 	i = indirect(i)
@@ -903,6 +1038,15 @@ func ToUint8E(i interface{}) (uint8, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToUint8PE plus casts an interface to a uint8 type.
+func ToUint8PE(fn func(interface{}) (uint8, error), i interface{}) (uint8, error) {
+	v, err := ToUint8E(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // From html/template/content.go
 // Copyright 2011 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
 // indirect returns the value, after dereferencing as many times
@@ -1000,6 +1144,15 @@ func ToStringE(i interface{}) (string, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToStringPE plus casts an interface to a string type.
+func ToStringPE(fn func(interface{}) (string, error), i interface{}) (string, error) {
+	v, err := ToStringE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToStringMapStringE casts an interface to a map[string]string type.
 func ToStringMapStringE(i interface{}) (map[string]string, error) {
 	m := map[string]string{}
@@ -1030,6 +1183,15 @@ func ToStringMapStringE(i interface{}) (map[string]string, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToStringMapStringPE plus casts an interface to a map[string]string type.
+func ToStringMapStringPE(fn func(interface{}) (map[string]string, error), i interface{}) (map[string]string, error) {
+	v, err := ToStringMapStringE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToStringMapStringSliceE casts an interface to a map[string][]string type.
 func ToStringMapStringSliceE(i interface{}) (map[string][]string, error) {
 	m := map[string][]string{}
@@ -1094,6 +1256,15 @@ func ToStringMapStringSliceE(i interface{}) (map[string][]string, error) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
+// ToStringMapStringSlicePE plus casts an interface to a map[string][]string type.
+func ToStringMapStringSlicePE(fn func(interface{}) (map[string][]string, error), i interface{}) (map[string][]string, error) {
+	v, err := ToStringMapStringSliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToStringMapBoolE casts an interface to a map[string]bool type.
 func ToStringMapBoolE(i interface{}) (map[string]bool, error) {
 	m := map[string]bool{}
@@ -1119,6 +1290,15 @@ func ToStringMapBoolE(i interface{}) (map[string]bool, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToStringMapBoolPE plus casts an interface to a map[string]bool type.
+func ToStringMapBoolPE(fn func(interface{}) (map[string]bool, error), i interface{}) (map[string]bool, error) {
+	v, err := ToStringMapBoolE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToStringMapE casts an interface to a map[string]interface{} type.
 func ToStringMapE(i interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	m := map[string]interface{}{}
@@ -1139,6 +1319,15 @@ func ToStringMapE(i interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToStringMapPE plus casts an interface to a map[string]interface{} type.
+func ToStringMapPE(fn func(interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error), i interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	v, err := ToStringMapE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToStringMapIntE casts an interface to a map[string]int{} type.
 func ToStringMapIntE(i interface{}) (map[string]int, error) {
 	m := map[string]int{}
@@ -1180,6 +1369,15 @@ func ToStringMapIntE(i interface{}) (map[string]int, error) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
+// ToStringMapIntPE plus casts an interface to a map[string]int{} type.
+func ToStringMapIntPE(fn func(interface{}) (map[string]int, error), i interface{}) (map[string]int, error) {
+	v, err := ToStringMapIntE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToStringMapInt64E casts an interface to a map[string]int64{} type.
 func ToStringMapInt64E(i interface{}) (map[string]int64, error) {
 	m := map[string]int64{}
@@ -1220,6 +1418,15 @@ func ToStringMapInt64E(i interface{}) (map[string]int64, error) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
+// ToStringMapInt64PE plus casts an interface to a map[string]int64{} type.
+func ToStringMapInt64PE(fn func(interface{}) (map[string]int64, error), i interface{}) (map[string]int64, error) {
+	v, err := ToStringMapInt64E(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToSliceE casts an interface to a []interface{} type.
 func ToSliceE(i interface{}) ([]interface{}, error) {
 	var s []interface{}
@@ -1237,6 +1444,15 @@ func ToSliceE(i interface{}) ([]interface{}, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToSlicePE plus casts an interface to a []interface{} type.
+func ToSlicePE(fn func(interface{}) ([]interface{}, error), i interface{}) ([]interface{}, error) {
+	v, err := ToSliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToBoolSliceE casts an interface to a []bool type.
 func ToBoolSliceE(i interface{}) ([]bool, error) {
 	if i == nil {
@@ -1266,6 +1482,15 @@ func ToBoolSliceE(i interface{}) ([]bool, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToBoolSlicePE plus casts an interface to a []bool type.
+func ToBoolSlicePE(fn func(interface{}) ([]bool, error), i interface{}) ([]bool, error) {
+	v, err := ToBoolSliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToStringSliceE casts an interface to a []string type.
 func ToStringSliceE(i interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 	var a []string
@@ -1326,6 +1551,15 @@ func ToStringSliceE(i interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToStringSlicePE plus casts an interface to a []string type.
+func ToStringSlicePE(fn func(interface{}) ([]string, error), i interface{}) ([]string, error) {
+	v, err := ToStringSliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToIntSliceE casts an interface to a []int type.
 func ToIntSliceE(i interface{}) ([]int, error) {
 	if i == nil {
@@ -1355,6 +1589,15 @@ func ToIntSliceE(i interface{}) ([]int, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToIntSlicePE plus casts an interface to a []int type.
+func ToIntSlicePE(fn func(interface{}) ([]int, error), i interface{}) ([]int, error) {
+	v, err := ToIntSliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // ToDurationSliceE casts an interface to a []time.Duration type.
 func ToDurationSliceE(i interface{}) ([]time.Duration, error) {
 	if i == nil {
@@ -1384,6 +1627,15 @@ func ToDurationSliceE(i interface{}) ([]time.Duration, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToDurationSlicePE plus casts an interface to a []time.Duration type.
+func ToDurationSlicePE(fn func(interface{}) ([]time.Duration, error), i interface{}) ([]time.Duration, error) {
+	v, err := ToDurationSliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
 // StringToDate attempts to parse a string into a time.Time type using a
 // predefined list of formats.  If no suitable format is found, an error is
 // returned.
@@ -1391,6 +1643,15 @@ func StringToDate(s string) (time.Time, error) {
 	return parseDateWith(s, time.UTC, timeFormats)
 }
 
+// StringToDatePE plus attempts to parse a string into a time.Time type using a
+func StringToDatePE(fn func(string) (time.Time, error), s string) (time.Time, error) {
+	d, err := StringToDate(s)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return d, nil
+	}
+	return fn(s)
+}
+
 // StringToDateInDefaultLocation casts an empty interface to a time.Time,
 // interpreting inputs without a timezone to be in the given location,
 // or the local timezone if nil.
@@ -1398,6 +1659,15 @@ func StringToDateInDefaultLocation(s string, location *time.Location) (time.Time
 	return parseDateWith(s, location, timeFormats)
 }
 
+// StringToDateInDefaultLocationPE plus casts an empty interface to a time.Time,
+func StringToDateInDefaultLocationPE(fn func(string, *time.Location) (time.Time, error), s string, location *time.Location) (time.Time, error) {
+	d, err := StringToDateInDefaultLocation(s, location)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return d, nil
+	}
+	return fn(s, location)
+}
+
 type timeFormatType int
 
 const (

From c49678701f8aa8095632711048dced2d985c960c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: songzhibin97 <718428482@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:31:01 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/9] feat: add plus functions with generic support

- Add generic ToP[T] and ToPE[T] functions for Basic types
- Add specific plus functions for all cast types (ToBoolP, ToStringP, etc.)
- Add plus functions for maps and slices with fallback support
- Maintain compatibility with upstream's new generic architecture
- Add comprehensive unit tests covering all plus functions
- Add real-world usage examples demonstrating practical scenarios
- Plus functions provide fallback logic when standard casting fails
- Enables extending cast's case coverage without modifying core library

This addresses gaps in cast's type coverage by allowing users to provide
custom fallback functions when the built-in conversion logic fails.
---
 basic.go             |   2 +
 cast.go              |  15 ++
 cast_plus_test.go    | 483 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 example_plus_test.go | 161 +++++++++++++++
 generator/main.go    |  40 ++++
 map.go               |  54 +++++
 number.go            |   2 +
 slice.go             |   4 +
 time.go              |   9 +
 zz_generated.go      | 332 ++++++++++++++++++++---------
 10 files changed, 1009 insertions(+), 93 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 cast_plus_test.go
 create mode 100644 example_plus_test.go

diff --git a/basic.go b/basic.go
index fa330e2..f617b75 100644
--- a/basic.go
+++ b/basic.go
@@ -129,3 +129,5 @@ func ToStringE(i any) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf(errorMsg, i, i, "")
 	}
 }
+
+
diff --git a/cast.go b/cast.go
index 8d85539..ce471b9 100644
--- a/cast.go
+++ b/cast.go
@@ -82,3 +82,18 @@ func To[T Basic](i any) T {
 
 	return v
 }
+
+// ToPE plus casts any value to a [Basic] type with fallback function.
+func ToPE[T Basic](fn func(any) (T, error), i any) (T, error) {
+	v, err := ToE[T](i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
+// ToP plus casts any value to a [Basic] type with fallback function.
+func ToP[T Basic](fn func(any) (T, error), i any) T {
+	v, _ := ToPE[T](fn, i)
+	return v
+}
diff --git a/cast_plus_test.go b/cast_plus_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a5bf14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cast_plus_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,483 @@
+// Copyright © 2014 Steve Francia <spf@spf13.com>.
+//
+// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package cast_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	qt "github.com/frankban/quicktest"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cast"
+)
+
+// TestPlusFunctions tests the "plus functions" that provide fallback logic
+func TestPlusFunctions(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	t.Run("ToBoolP", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Test successful conversion - fallback should not be called
+		result := cast.ToBoolP(func(i any) (bool, error) {
+			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
+			return false, nil
+		}, true)
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, true)
+
+		// Test failed conversion - fallback should be called
+		fallbackCalled := false
+		result = cast.ToBoolP(func(i any) (bool, error) {
+			fallbackCalled = true
+			return true, nil
+		}, "invalid")
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, true)
+		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
+
+		// Test nil fallback function
+		result = cast.ToBoolP(nil, "invalid")
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, false) // Should return zero value
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ToStringP", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Test successful conversion
+		result := cast.ToStringP(func(i any) (string, error) {
+			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
+			return "", nil
+		}, 123)
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, "123")
+
+		// Test failed conversion with fallback
+		fallbackCalled := false
+		result = cast.ToStringP(func(i any) (string, error) {
+			fallbackCalled = true
+			return "fallback", nil
+		}, make(chan int))
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, "fallback")
+		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ToIntP", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Test successful conversion
+		result := cast.ToIntP(func(i any) (int, error) {
+			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
+			return 0, nil
+		}, "42")
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, 42)
+
+		// Test failed conversion with fallback
+		fallbackCalled := false
+		result = cast.ToIntP(func(i any) (int, error) {
+			fallbackCalled = true
+			return 999, nil
+		}, "invalid")
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, 999)
+		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ToTimeP", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Test successful conversion
+		now := time.Now()
+		result := cast.ToTimeP(func(i any) (time.Time, error) {
+			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
+			return time.Time{}, nil
+		}, now)
+		c.Assert(result.UTC(), qt.Equals, now.UTC())
+
+		// Test failed conversion with fallback
+		fallbackTime := time.Date(2023, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+		fallbackCalled := false
+		result = cast.ToTimeP(func(i any) (time.Time, error) {
+			fallbackCalled = true
+			return fallbackTime, nil
+		}, "invalid")
+		c.Assert(result.UTC(), qt.Equals, fallbackTime.UTC())
+		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ToTimeInDefaultLocationP", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		loc := time.FixedZone("TEST", 3600)
+		
+		// Test successful conversion
+		result := cast.ToTimeInDefaultLocationP(func(i any, location *time.Location) (time.Time, error) {
+			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
+			return time.Time{}, nil
+		}, "2023-01-01", loc)
+		c.Assert(result.Year(), qt.Equals, 2023)
+
+		// Test failed conversion with fallback
+		fallbackTime := time.Date(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, loc)
+		fallbackCalled := false
+		result = cast.ToTimeInDefaultLocationP(func(i any, location *time.Location) (time.Time, error) {
+			fallbackCalled = true
+			c.Assert(location, qt.Equals, loc)
+			return fallbackTime, nil
+		}, "invalid", loc)
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, fallbackTime)
+		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ToDurationP", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Test successful conversion
+		result := cast.ToDurationP(func(i any) (time.Duration, error) {
+			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
+			return 0, nil
+		}, "5s")
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, 5*time.Second)
+
+		// Test failed conversion with fallback
+		fallbackDuration := 10 * time.Minute
+		fallbackCalled := false
+		result = cast.ToDurationP(func(i any) (time.Duration, error) {
+			fallbackCalled = true
+			return fallbackDuration, nil
+		}, "invalid")
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, fallbackDuration)
+		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
+	})
+}
+
+// TestGenericPlusFunctions tests the generic ToP and ToPE functions
+func TestGenericPlusFunctions(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	t.Run("ToP[int]", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Test successful conversion
+		result := cast.ToP[int](func(i any) (int, error) {
+			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
+			return 0, nil
+		}, "42")
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, 42)
+
+		// Test failed conversion with fallback
+		fallbackCalled := false
+		result = cast.ToP[int](func(i any) (int, error) {
+			fallbackCalled = true
+			return 999, nil
+		}, "invalid")
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, 999)
+		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ToPE[string]", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Test successful conversion
+		result, err := cast.ToPE[string](func(i any) (string, error) {
+			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
+			return "", nil
+		}, 123)
+		c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, "123")
+
+		// Test failed conversion with fallback
+		fallbackCalled := false
+		result, err = cast.ToPE[string](func(i any) (string, error) {
+			fallbackCalled = true
+			return "fallback", nil
+		}, make(chan int))
+		c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, "fallback")
+		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
+
+		// Test fallback returning error
+		result, err = cast.ToPE[string](func(i any) (string, error) {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("fallback error")
+		}, make(chan int))
+		c.Assert(err, qt.IsNotNil)
+		c.Assert(err.Error(), qt.Equals, "fallback error")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ToPE[bool] with nil fallback", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Test with nil fallback - should return original error
+		result, err := cast.ToPE[bool](nil, "invalid")
+		c.Assert(err, qt.IsNotNil)
+		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, false)
+	})
+}
+
+// TestMapPlusFunctions tests the map-related plus functions
+func TestMapPlusFunctions(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	t.Run("ToStringMapStringP", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Test successful conversion
+		input := map[string]string{"key": "value"}
+		result := cast.ToStringMapStringP(func(i any) (map[string]string, error) {
+			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
+			return nil, nil
+		}, input)
+		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, input)
+
+		// Test failed conversion with fallback
+		fallbackMap := map[string]string{"fallback": "value"}
+		fallbackCalled := false
+		result = cast.ToStringMapStringP(func(i any) (map[string]string, error) {
+			fallbackCalled = true
+			return fallbackMap, nil
+		}, "invalid")
+		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, fallbackMap)
+		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ToStringMapIntP", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Test successful conversion
+		input := map[string]int{"key": 42}
+		result := cast.ToStringMapIntP(func(i any) (map[string]int, error) {
+			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
+			return nil, nil
+		}, input)
+		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, input)
+
+		// Test failed conversion with fallback
+		fallbackMap := map[string]int{"fallback": 999}
+		fallbackCalled := false
+		result = cast.ToStringMapIntP(func(i any) (map[string]int, error) {
+			fallbackCalled = true
+			return fallbackMap, nil
+		}, "invalid")
+		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, fallbackMap)
+		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
+	})
+}
+
+// TestSlicePlusFunctions tests the slice-related plus functions
+func TestSlicePlusFunctions(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	t.Run("ToSliceP", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Test successful conversion
+		input := []any{1, 2, 3}
+		result := cast.ToSliceP(func(i any) ([]any, error) {
+			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
+			return nil, nil
+		}, input)
+		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, input)
+
+		// Test failed conversion with fallback
+		fallbackSlice := []any{"fallback"}
+		fallbackCalled := false
+		result = cast.ToSliceP(func(i any) ([]any, error) {
+			fallbackCalled = true
+			return fallbackSlice, nil
+		}, "invalid")
+		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, fallbackSlice)
+		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ToStringSliceP", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Test successful conversion
+		input := []string{"a", "b", "c"}
+		result := cast.ToStringSliceP(func(i any) ([]string, error) {
+			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
+			return nil, nil
+		}, input)
+		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, input)
+
+		// Test failed conversion with fallback - use a type that cannot be converted
+		fallbackSlice := []string{"fallback"}
+		fallbackCalled := false
+		result = cast.ToStringSliceP(func(i any) ([]string, error) {
+			fallbackCalled = true
+			return fallbackSlice, nil
+		}, make(chan int)) // channels cannot be converted to []string
+		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, fallbackSlice)
+		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ToIntSliceP", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Test successful conversion
+		input := []int{1, 2, 3}
+		result := cast.ToIntSliceP(func(i any) ([]int, error) {
+			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
+			return nil, nil
+		}, input)
+		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, input)
+
+		// Test failed conversion with fallback
+		fallbackSlice := []int{999}
+		fallbackCalled := false
+		result = cast.ToIntSliceP(func(i any) ([]int, error) {
+			fallbackCalled = true
+			return fallbackSlice, nil
+		}, "invalid")
+		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, fallbackSlice)
+		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
+	})
+}
+
+// TestRealWorldScenarios tests practical use cases for plus functions
+func TestRealWorldScenarios(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	t.Run("CustomDateFormat", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Custom date format that cast doesn't support by default
+		customDateStr := "01/02/2006 15:04:05"
+		inputDate := "12/25/2023 14:30:00"
+
+		result := cast.ToTimeP(func(i any) (time.Time, error) {
+			if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
+				return time.Parse(customDateStr, str)
+			}
+			return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom date", i)
+		}, inputDate)
+
+		expected := time.Date(2023, 12, 25, 14, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+		c.Assert(result.UTC(), qt.Equals, expected)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("CustomBooleanValues", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Custom boolean values that cast doesn't support by default
+		customBoolFallback := func(i any) (bool, error) {
+			if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
+				switch str {
+				case "yes", "Y", "on", "enabled":
+					return true, nil
+				case "no", "N", "off", "disabled":
+					return false, nil
+				}
+			}
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom boolean", i)
+		}
+
+		testCases := []struct {
+			input    string
+			expected bool
+		}{
+			{"yes", true},
+			{"Y", true},
+			{"on", true},
+			{"enabled", true},
+			{"no", false},
+			{"N", false},
+			{"off", false},
+			{"disabled", false},
+		}
+
+		for _, tc := range testCases {
+			result := cast.ToBoolP(customBoolFallback, tc.input)
+			c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, tc.expected, qt.Commentf("input: %s", tc.input))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("LegacyDataMigration", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Simulate migrating legacy data with custom string format
+		legacyStringFallback := func(i any) (string, error) {
+			// Handle legacy format: "LEGACY:actual_value"
+			if str, ok := i.(string); ok && len(str) > 7 && str[:7] == "LEGACY:" {
+				return str[7:], nil
+			}
+			return fmt.Sprintf("migrated_%v", i), nil
+		}
+
+		// Use types that cast cannot convert to string to trigger fallback
+		testCases := []struct {
+			input    any
+			expected string
+		}{
+			{make(chan int), "migrated_0x"}, // channels cannot be converted to string
+			{func() {}, "migrated_0x"},      // functions cannot be converted to string
+		}
+
+		for _, tc := range testCases {
+			result := cast.ToStringP(legacyStringFallback, tc.input)
+			// For channels and functions, the result will contain memory addresses
+			// so we just check that it starts with "migrated_"
+			c.Assert(len(result) > 9, qt.Equals, true, qt.Commentf("input: %v", tc.input))
+			c.Assert(result[:9], qt.Equals, "migrated_", qt.Commentf("input: %v", tc.input))
+		}
+
+		// Test the legacy format handling with a type that cast can't handle
+		type customType struct{ value string }
+		legacyInput := customType{value: "LEGACY:test_value"}
+		result := cast.ToStringP(legacyStringFallback, legacyInput)
+		c.Assert(len(result) > 9, qt.Equals, true)
+		c.Assert(result[:9], qt.Equals, "migrated_")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ConfigurationDefaults", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		c := qt.New(t)
+
+		// Simulate configuration parsing with defaults
+		configDefaults := map[string]any{
+			"timeout":    30,
+			"retries":    3,
+			"debug":      false,
+			"server":     "localhost",
+			"port":       8080,
+		}
+
+		getConfigInt := func(key string) func(any) (int, error) {
+			return func(i any) (int, error) {
+				if defaultVal, ok := configDefaults[key].(int); ok {
+					return defaultVal, nil
+				}
+				return 0, fmt.Errorf("no default for key %s", key)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Test with invalid config values falling back to defaults
+		timeout := cast.ToIntP(getConfigInt("timeout"), "invalid")
+		c.Assert(timeout, qt.Equals, 30)
+
+		// Use a type that cannot be converted to int to trigger fallback
+		retries := cast.ToIntP(getConfigInt("retries"), make(chan int))
+		c.Assert(retries, qt.Equals, 3)
+
+		// Test with valid config values (no fallback)
+		port := cast.ToIntP(getConfigInt("port"), "9000")
+		c.Assert(port, qt.Equals, 9000) // Should use the provided value, not default
+	})
+}
diff --git a/example_plus_test.go b/example_plus_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ed54d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example_plus_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+// Copyright © 2014 Steve Francia <spf@spf13.com>.
+//
+// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package cast_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cast"
+)
+
+// ExampleToBoolP demonstrates using ToBoolP with custom boolean logic
+func ExampleToBoolP() {
+	// Custom boolean conversion for "yes"/"no" strings
+	customBoolFallback := func(i any) (bool, error) {
+		if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
+			switch str {
+			case "yes", "Y", "on", "enabled":
+				return true, nil
+			case "no", "N", "off", "disabled":
+				return false, nil
+			}
+		}
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom boolean", i)
+	}
+
+	// Standard conversion works normally
+	fmt.Println(cast.ToBoolP(customBoolFallback, true))   // true
+	fmt.Println(cast.ToBoolP(customBoolFallback, "true")) // true
+
+	// Custom conversion kicks in for unsupported values
+	fmt.Println(cast.ToBoolP(customBoolFallback, "yes"))     // true
+	fmt.Println(cast.ToBoolP(customBoolFallback, "enabled")) // true
+	fmt.Println(cast.ToBoolP(customBoolFallback, "no"))      // false
+
+	// Output:
+	// true
+	// true
+	// true
+	// true
+	// false
+}
+
+// ExampleToTimeP demonstrates using ToTimeP with custom date formats
+func ExampleToTimeP() {
+	// Custom date format fallback
+	customDateFallback := func(i any) (time.Time, error) {
+		if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
+			// Try custom format: MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS
+			if t, err := time.Parse("01/02/2006 15:04:05", str); err == nil {
+				return t, nil
+			}
+		}
+		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom date", i)
+	}
+
+	// Standard conversion works normally
+	standardTime := time.Date(2023, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	result1 := cast.ToTimeP(customDateFallback, standardTime)
+	fmt.Println(result1.Year()) // 2023
+
+	// Custom conversion for unsupported format
+	result2 := cast.ToTimeP(customDateFallback, "12/25/2023 14:30:00")
+	fmt.Println(result2.Month()) // December
+	fmt.Println(result2.Day())   // 25
+
+	// Output:
+	// 2023
+	// December
+	// 25
+}
+
+// ExampleToP demonstrates using the generic ToP function
+func ExampleToP() {
+	// Configuration with defaults
+	configDefaults := map[string]int{
+		"timeout": 30,
+		"retries": 3,
+		"port":    8080,
+	}
+
+	getDefault := func(key string) func(any) (int, error) {
+		return func(i any) (int, error) {
+			if val, ok := configDefaults[key]; ok {
+				return val, nil
+			}
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("no default for %s", key)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Valid values use standard conversion
+	timeout := cast.ToP[int](getDefault("timeout"), "60")
+	fmt.Println(timeout) // 60
+
+	// Invalid values fall back to defaults
+	retries := cast.ToP[int](getDefault("retries"), "invalid")
+	fmt.Println(retries) // 3
+
+	port := cast.ToP[int](getDefault("port"), make(chan int))
+	fmt.Println(port) // 8080
+
+	// Output:
+	// 60
+	// 3
+	// 8080
+}
+
+// ExampleToStringMapStringP demonstrates using map plus functions
+func ExampleToStringMapStringP() {
+	// Fallback that provides default configuration
+	defaultConfig := func(i any) (map[string]string, error) {
+		return map[string]string{
+			"host": "localhost",
+			"port": "8080",
+			"env":  "development",
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Valid map works normally
+	validMap := map[string]string{"host": "example.com", "port": "9000"}
+	result1 := cast.ToStringMapStringP(defaultConfig, validMap)
+	fmt.Println(result1["host"]) // example.com
+
+	// Invalid input falls back to defaults
+	result2 := cast.ToStringMapStringP(defaultConfig, "invalid")
+	fmt.Println(result2["host"]) // localhost
+	fmt.Println(result2["env"])  // development
+
+	// Output:
+	// example.com
+	// localhost
+	// development
+}
+
+// ExampleToStringSliceP demonstrates using slice plus functions
+func ExampleToStringSliceP() {
+	// Fallback that provides default values
+	defaultSliceFallback := func(i any) ([]string, error) {
+		return []string{"default", "values"}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Valid slice works normally
+	validSlice := []string{"a", "b", "c"}
+	result1 := cast.ToStringSliceP(defaultSliceFallback, validSlice)
+	fmt.Println(len(result1)) // 3
+	fmt.Println(result1[0])   // a
+
+	// Invalid input uses fallback (use a type that can't be converted)
+	result2 := cast.ToStringSliceP(defaultSliceFallback, make(chan int))
+	fmt.Println(len(result2))  // 2
+	fmt.Println(result2[0])    // default
+
+	// Output:
+	// 3
+	// a
+	// 2
+	// default
+}
diff --git a/generator/main.go b/generator/main.go
index de47dd3..f7d9c25 100644
--- a/generator/main.go
+++ b/generator/main.go
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ func main() {
 	for _, fn := range toFuncs {
 		if fn.name == "ToTimeInDefaultLocation" {
 			toFuncWithParams(file, fn.name, fn.returnType, Id("location").Op("*").Qual("time", "Location"))
+			toPFuncWithParams(file, fn.name, fn.returnType, Id("location").Op("*").Qual("time", "Location"))
 		} else {
 			toFunc(file, fn.name, fn.returnType)
+			toPFunc(file, fn.name, fn.returnType)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -118,6 +120,44 @@ func toFuncWithParams(file *File, funcName string, returnType *Statement, args .
 		})
 }
 
+func toPFunc(file *File, funcName string, returnType *Statement) {
+	toPFuncWithParams(file, funcName, returnType)
+}
+
+func toPFuncWithParams(file *File, funcName string, returnType *Statement, args ...*Statement) {
+	pFuncName := funcName + "P"
+	file.Comment(fmt.Sprintf("%s casts any value to a(n) %s type with fallback function.", pFuncName, returnType.GoString()))
+
+	varI := Id("i")
+	varFn := Id("fn")
+
+	// Build function signature for the fallback function
+	fnParams := []Code{varI.Clone().Any()}
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		fnParams = append(fnParams, arg.Clone())
+	}
+	fnType := Func().Params(fnParams...).Params(returnType, Error())
+
+	arguments := []Code{varFn.Clone().Add(fnType), varI.Clone().Any()}
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		arguments = append(arguments, arg)
+	}
+
+	file.Func().
+		Id(pFuncName).Params(arguments...).Params(returnType).
+		BlockFunc(func(g *Group) {
+			varV := Id("v")
+
+			callArgs := []Code{varFn, varI}
+			for _, arg := range args {
+				callArgs = append(callArgs, (*arg)[0])
+			}
+
+			g.List(varV, Id("_")).Op(":=").Id(funcName + "PE").Call(callArgs...)
+			g.Return(varV)
+		})
+}
+
 func toSliceEFunc(file *File, typeName string, returnType *Statement) {
 	funcName := "To" + strings.ToUpper(typeName[:1]) + typeName[1:] + "SliceE"
 	sliceReturnType := Index().Add(returnType)
diff --git a/map.go b/map.go
index 7d6beb5..0218e11 100644
--- a/map.go
+++ b/map.go
@@ -222,3 +222,57 @@ func jsonStringToObject(s string, v any) error {
 	data := []byte(s)
 	return json.Unmarshal(data, v)
 }
+
+// ToStringMapStringPE plus casts any value to a map[string]string type.
+func ToStringMapStringPE(fn func(any) (map[string]string, error), i any) (map[string]string, error) {
+	v, err := ToStringMapStringE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
+// ToStringMapStringSlicePE plus casts any value to a map[string][]string type.
+func ToStringMapStringSlicePE(fn func(any) (map[string][]string, error), i any) (map[string][]string, error) {
+	v, err := ToStringMapStringSliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
+// ToStringMapBoolPE plus casts any value to a map[string]bool type.
+func ToStringMapBoolPE(fn func(any) (map[string]bool, error), i any) (map[string]bool, error) {
+	v, err := ToStringMapBoolE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
+// ToStringMapPE plus casts any value to a map[string]any type.
+func ToStringMapPE(fn func(any) (map[string]any, error), i any) (map[string]any, error) {
+	v, err := ToStringMapE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
+// ToStringMapIntPE plus casts any value to a map[string]int type.
+func ToStringMapIntPE(fn func(any) (map[string]int, error), i any) (map[string]int, error) {
+	v, err := ToStringMapIntE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
+
+// ToStringMapInt64PE plus casts any value to a map[string]int64 type.
+func ToStringMapInt64PE(fn func(any) (map[string]int64, error), i any) (map[string]int64, error) {
+	v, err := ToStringMapInt64E(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i)
+}
diff --git a/number.go b/number.go
index a58dc4d..3a69eec 100644
--- a/number.go
+++ b/number.go
@@ -547,3 +547,5 @@ func trimDecimal(s string) string {
 
 	return s
 }
+
+
diff --git a/slice.go b/slice.go
index e6a8328..accfac6 100644
--- a/slice.go
+++ b/slice.go
@@ -104,3 +104,7 @@ func ToStringSliceE(i any) ([]string, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(errorMsg, i, i, a)
 	}
 }
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/time.go b/time.go
index 744cd5a..734fe48 100644
--- a/time.go
+++ b/time.go
@@ -114,3 +114,12 @@ func StringToDate(s string) (time.Time, error) {
 func StringToDateInDefaultLocation(s string, location *time.Location) (time.Time, error) {
 	return internal.ParseDateWith(s, location, internal.TimeFormats)
 }
+
+// ToTimeInDefaultLocationPE plus casts any value to a time.Time type.
+func ToTimeInDefaultLocationPE(fn func(any, *time.Location) (time.Time, error), i any, location *time.Location) (time.Time, error) {
+	v, err := ToTimeInDefaultLocationE(i, location)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return fn(i, location)
+}
diff --git a/zz_generated.go b/zz_generated.go
index ce3ec0f..7095d70 100644
--- a/zz_generated.go
+++ b/zz_generated.go
@@ -6,20 +6,32 @@ import "time"
 
 // ToBool casts any value to a(n) bool type.
 func ToBool(i any) bool {
-	v, _ := ToBoolE(i)
-	return v
+	return To[bool](i)
+}
+
+// ToBoolP casts any value to a(n) bool type with fallback function.
+func ToBoolP(fn func(any) (bool, error), i any) bool {
+	return ToP[bool](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToString casts any value to a(n) string type.
 func ToString(i any) string {
-	v, _ := ToStringE(i)
-	return v
+	return To[string](i)
+}
+
+// ToStringP casts any value to a(n) string type with fallback function.
+func ToStringP(fn func(any) (string, error), i any) string {
+	return ToP[string](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToTime casts any value to a(n) time.Time type.
 func ToTime(i any) time.Time {
-	v, _ := ToTimeE(i)
-	return v
+	return To[time.Time](i)
+}
+
+// ToTimeP casts any value to a(n) time.Time type with fallback function.
+func ToTimeP(fn func(any) (time.Time, error), i any) time.Time {
+	return ToP[time.Time](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToTimeInDefaultLocation casts any value to a(n) time.Time type.
@@ -28,82 +40,140 @@ func ToTimeInDefaultLocation(i any, location *time.Location) time.Time {
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToTimeInDefaultLocationP casts any value to a(n) time.Time type with fallback function.
+func ToTimeInDefaultLocationP(fn func(any, *time.Location) (time.Time, error), i any, location *time.Location) time.Time {
+	v, _ := ToTimeInDefaultLocationPE(fn, i, location)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToDuration casts any value to a(n) time.Duration type.
 func ToDuration(i any) time.Duration {
-	v, _ := ToDurationE(i)
-	return v
+	return To[time.Duration](i)
+}
+
+// ToDurationP casts any value to a(n) time.Duration type with fallback function.
+func ToDurationP(fn func(any) (time.Duration, error), i any) time.Duration {
+	return ToP[time.Duration](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToInt casts any value to a(n) int type.
 func ToInt(i any) int {
-	v, _ := ToIntE(i)
-	return v
+	return To[int](i)
+}
+
+// ToIntP casts any value to a(n) int type with fallback function.
+func ToIntP(fn func(any) (int, error), i any) int {
+	return ToP[int](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToInt8 casts any value to a(n) int8 type.
 func ToInt8(i any) int8 {
-	v, _ := ToInt8E(i)
-	return v
+	return To[int8](i)
+}
+
+// ToInt8P casts any value to a(n) int8 type with fallback function.
+func ToInt8P(fn func(any) (int8, error), i any) int8 {
+	return ToP[int8](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToInt16 casts any value to a(n) int16 type.
 func ToInt16(i any) int16 {
-	v, _ := ToInt16E(i)
-	return v
+	return To[int16](i)
+}
+
+// ToInt16P casts any value to a(n) int16 type with fallback function.
+func ToInt16P(fn func(any) (int16, error), i any) int16 {
+	return ToP[int16](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToInt32 casts any value to a(n) int32 type.
 func ToInt32(i any) int32 {
-	v, _ := ToInt32E(i)
-	return v
+	return To[int32](i)
+}
+
+// ToInt32P casts any value to a(n) int32 type with fallback function.
+func ToInt32P(fn func(any) (int32, error), i any) int32 {
+	return ToP[int32](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToInt64 casts any value to a(n) int64 type.
 func ToInt64(i any) int64 {
-	v, _ := ToInt64E(i)
-	return v
+	return To[int64](i)
+}
+
+// ToInt64P casts any value to a(n) int64 type with fallback function.
+func ToInt64P(fn func(any) (int64, error), i any) int64 {
+	return ToP[int64](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToUint casts any value to a(n) uint type.
 func ToUint(i any) uint {
-	v, _ := ToUintE(i)
-	return v
+	return To[uint](i)
+}
+
+// ToUintP casts any value to a(n) uint type with fallback function.
+func ToUintP(fn func(any) (uint, error), i any) uint {
+	return ToP[uint](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToUint8 casts any value to a(n) uint8 type.
 func ToUint8(i any) uint8 {
-	v, _ := ToUint8E(i)
-	return v
+	return To[uint8](i)
+}
+
+// ToUint8P casts any value to a(n) uint8 type with fallback function.
+func ToUint8P(fn func(any) (uint8, error), i any) uint8 {
+	return ToP[uint8](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToUint16 casts any value to a(n) uint16 type.
 func ToUint16(i any) uint16 {
-	v, _ := ToUint16E(i)
-	return v
+	return To[uint16](i)
+}
+
+// ToUint16P casts any value to a(n) uint16 type with fallback function.
+func ToUint16P(fn func(any) (uint16, error), i any) uint16 {
+	return ToP[uint16](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToUint32 casts any value to a(n) uint32 type.
 func ToUint32(i any) uint32 {
-	v, _ := ToUint32E(i)
-	return v
+	return To[uint32](i)
+}
+
+// ToUint32P casts any value to a(n) uint32 type with fallback function.
+func ToUint32P(fn func(any) (uint32, error), i any) uint32 {
+	return ToP[uint32](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToUint64 casts any value to a(n) uint64 type.
 func ToUint64(i any) uint64 {
-	v, _ := ToUint64E(i)
-	return v
+	return To[uint64](i)
+}
+
+// ToUint64P casts any value to a(n) uint64 type with fallback function.
+func ToUint64P(fn func(any) (uint64, error), i any) uint64 {
+	return ToP[uint64](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToFloat32 casts any value to a(n) float32 type.
 func ToFloat32(i any) float32 {
-	v, _ := ToFloat32E(i)
-	return v
+	return To[float32](i)
+}
+
+// ToFloat32P casts any value to a(n) float32 type with fallback function.
+func ToFloat32P(fn func(any) (float32, error), i any) float32 {
+	return ToP[float32](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToFloat64 casts any value to a(n) float64 type.
 func ToFloat64(i any) float64 {
-	v, _ := ToFloat64E(i)
-	return v
+	return To[float64](i)
+}
+
+// ToFloat64P casts any value to a(n) float64 type with fallback function.
+func ToFloat64P(fn func(any) (float64, error), i any) float64 {
+	return ToP[float64](fn, i)
 }
 
 // ToStringMapString casts any value to a(n) map[string]string type.
@@ -112,46 +182,86 @@ func ToStringMapString(i any) map[string]string {
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToStringMapStringP casts any value to a(n) map[string]string type with fallback function.
+func ToStringMapStringP(fn func(any) (map[string]string, error), i any) map[string]string {
+	v, _ := ToStringMapStringPE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToStringMapStringSlice casts any value to a(n) map[string][]string type.
 func ToStringMapStringSlice(i any) map[string][]string {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapStringSliceE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToStringMapStringSliceP casts any value to a(n) map[string][]string type with fallback function.
+func ToStringMapStringSliceP(fn func(any) (map[string][]string, error), i any) map[string][]string {
+	v, _ := ToStringMapStringSlicePE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToStringMapBool casts any value to a(n) map[string]bool type.
 func ToStringMapBool(i any) map[string]bool {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapBoolE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToStringMapBoolP casts any value to a(n) map[string]bool type with fallback function.
+func ToStringMapBoolP(fn func(any) (map[string]bool, error), i any) map[string]bool {
+	v, _ := ToStringMapBoolPE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToStringMapInt casts any value to a(n) map[string]int type.
 func ToStringMapInt(i any) map[string]int {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapIntE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToStringMapIntP casts any value to a(n) map[string]int type with fallback function.
+func ToStringMapIntP(fn func(any) (map[string]int, error), i any) map[string]int {
+	v, _ := ToStringMapIntPE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToStringMapInt64 casts any value to a(n) map[string]int64 type.
 func ToStringMapInt64(i any) map[string]int64 {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapInt64E(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToStringMapInt64P casts any value to a(n) map[string]int64 type with fallback function.
+func ToStringMapInt64P(fn func(any) (map[string]int64, error), i any) map[string]int64 {
+	v, _ := ToStringMapInt64PE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToStringMap casts any value to a(n) map[string]any type.
 func ToStringMap(i any) map[string]any {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToStringMapP casts any value to a(n) map[string]any type with fallback function.
+func ToStringMapP(fn func(any) (map[string]any, error), i any) map[string]any {
+	v, _ := ToStringMapPE(fn, i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToSlice casts any value to a(n) []any type.
 func ToSlice(i any) []any {
 	v, _ := ToSliceE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
-// ToBoolSlice casts any value to a(n) []bool type.
-func ToBoolSlice(i any) []bool {
-	v, _ := ToBoolSliceE(i)
-	return v
+// ToSliceP casts any value to a(n) []any type with fallback function.
+func ToSliceP(fn func(any) ([]any, error), i any) []any {
+	v, err := ToSliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v
+	}
+	result, _ := fn(i)
+	return result
 }
 
 // ToStringSlice casts any value to a(n) []string type.
@@ -160,33 +270,19 @@ func ToStringSlice(i any) []string {
 	return v
 }
 
-// ToIntSlice casts any value to a(n) []int type.
-func ToIntSlice(i any) []int {
-	v, _ := ToIntSliceE(i)
-	return v
-}
-
-// ToInt64Slice casts any value to a(n) []int64 type.
-func ToInt64Slice(i any) []int64 {
-	v, _ := ToInt64SliceE(i)
-	return v
-}
-
-// ToUintSlice casts any value to a(n) []uint type.
-func ToUintSlice(i any) []uint {
-	v, _ := ToUintSliceE(i)
-	return v
-}
-
-// ToFloat64Slice casts any value to a(n) []float64 type.
-func ToFloat64Slice(i any) []float64 {
-	v, _ := ToFloat64SliceE(i)
-	return v
+// ToStringSliceP casts any value to a(n) []string type with fallback function.
+func ToStringSliceP(fn func(any) ([]string, error), i any) []string {
+	v, err := ToStringSliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v
+	}
+	result, _ := fn(i)
+	return result
 }
 
-// ToDurationSlice casts any value to a(n) []time.Duration type.
-func ToDurationSlice(i any) []time.Duration {
-	v, _ := ToDurationSliceE(i)
+// ToBoolSlice casts any value to a(n) []bool type.
+func ToBoolSlice(i any) []bool {
+	v, _ := ToBoolSliceE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
@@ -195,9 +291,20 @@ func ToBoolSliceE(i any) ([]bool, error) {
 	return toSliceE[bool](i)
 }
 
-// ToDurationSliceE casts any value to a(n) []time.Duration type.
-func ToDurationSliceE(i any) ([]time.Duration, error) {
-	return toSliceE[time.Duration](i)
+// ToBoolSliceP casts any value to a(n) []bool type with fallback function.
+func ToBoolSliceP(fn func(any) ([]bool, error), i any) []bool {
+	v, err := ToBoolSliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v
+	}
+	result, _ := fn(i)
+	return result
+}
+
+// ToIntSlice casts any value to a(n) []int type.
+func ToIntSlice(i any) []int {
+	v, _ := ToIntSliceE(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToIntSliceE casts any value to a(n) []int type.
@@ -205,19 +312,20 @@ func ToIntSliceE(i any) ([]int, error) {
 	return toSliceE[int](i)
 }
 
-// ToInt8SliceE casts any value to a(n) []int8 type.
-func ToInt8SliceE(i any) ([]int8, error) {
-	return toSliceE[int8](i)
-}
-
-// ToInt16SliceE casts any value to a(n) []int16 type.
-func ToInt16SliceE(i any) ([]int16, error) {
-	return toSliceE[int16](i)
+// ToIntSliceP casts any value to a(n) []int type with fallback function.
+func ToIntSliceP(fn func(any) ([]int, error), i any) []int {
+	v, err := ToIntSliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v
+	}
+	result, _ := fn(i)
+	return result
 }
 
-// ToInt32SliceE casts any value to a(n) []int32 type.
-func ToInt32SliceE(i any) ([]int32, error) {
-	return toSliceE[int32](i)
+// ToInt64Slice casts any value to a(n) []int64 type.
+func ToInt64Slice(i any) []int64 {
+	v, _ := ToInt64SliceE(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToInt64SliceE casts any value to a(n) []int64 type.
@@ -225,37 +333,75 @@ func ToInt64SliceE(i any) ([]int64, error) {
 	return toSliceE[int64](i)
 }
 
+// ToInt64SliceP casts any value to a(n) []int64 type with fallback function.
+func ToInt64SliceP(fn func(any) ([]int64, error), i any) []int64 {
+	v, err := ToInt64SliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v
+	}
+	result, _ := fn(i)
+	return result
+}
+
+// ToUintSlice casts any value to a(n) []uint type.
+func ToUintSlice(i any) []uint {
+	v, _ := ToUintSliceE(i)
+	return v
+}
+
 // ToUintSliceE casts any value to a(n) []uint type.
 func ToUintSliceE(i any) ([]uint, error) {
 	return toSliceE[uint](i)
 }
 
-// ToUint8SliceE casts any value to a(n) []uint8 type.
-func ToUint8SliceE(i any) ([]uint8, error) {
-	return toSliceE[uint8](i)
+// ToUintSliceP casts any value to a(n) []uint type with fallback function.
+func ToUintSliceP(fn func(any) ([]uint, error), i any) []uint {
+	v, err := ToUintSliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v
+	}
+	result, _ := fn(i)
+	return result
 }
 
-// ToUint16SliceE casts any value to a(n) []uint16 type.
-func ToUint16SliceE(i any) ([]uint16, error) {
-	return toSliceE[uint16](i)
+// ToFloat64Slice casts any value to a(n) []float64 type.
+func ToFloat64Slice(i any) []float64 {
+	v, _ := ToFloat64SliceE(i)
+	return v
 }
 
-// ToUint32SliceE casts any value to a(n) []uint32 type.
-func ToUint32SliceE(i any) ([]uint32, error) {
-	return toSliceE[uint32](i)
+// ToFloat64SliceE casts any value to a(n) []float64 type.
+func ToFloat64SliceE(i any) ([]float64, error) {
+	return toSliceE[float64](i)
 }
 
-// ToUint64SliceE casts any value to a(n) []uint64 type.
-func ToUint64SliceE(i any) ([]uint64, error) {
-	return toSliceE[uint64](i)
+// ToFloat64SliceP casts any value to a(n) []float64 type with fallback function.
+func ToFloat64SliceP(fn func(any) ([]float64, error), i any) []float64 {
+	v, err := ToFloat64SliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v
+	}
+	result, _ := fn(i)
+	return result
 }
 
-// ToFloat32SliceE casts any value to a(n) []float32 type.
-func ToFloat32SliceE(i any) ([]float32, error) {
-	return toSliceE[float32](i)
+// ToDurationSlice casts any value to a(n) []time.Duration type.
+func ToDurationSlice(i any) []time.Duration {
+	v, _ := ToDurationSliceE(i)
+	return v
 }
 
-// ToFloat64SliceE casts any value to a(n) []float64 type.
-func ToFloat64SliceE(i any) ([]float64, error) {
-	return toSliceE[float64](i)
+// ToDurationSliceE casts any value to a(n) []time.Duration type.
+func ToDurationSliceE(i any) ([]time.Duration, error) {
+	return toSliceE[time.Duration](i)
 }
+
+// ToDurationSliceP casts any value to a(n) []time.Duration type with fallback function.
+func ToDurationSliceP(fn func(any) ([]time.Duration, error), i any) []time.Duration {
+	v, err := ToDurationSliceE(i)
+	if err == nil || fn == nil {
+		return v
+	}
+	result, _ := fn(i)
+	return result
+}
\ No newline at end of file

From d4c03c801c6a387df2f1b2d85a1434ac75d2ec01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: songzhibin97 <718428482@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:31:38 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 3/9] docs: add comprehensive documentation for plus functions

- Document all plus function variants and usage patterns
- Provide practical examples for common use cases
- Explain benefits and performance characteristics
- Include guidance on when to use plus functions
---
 PLUS_FUNCTIONS.md | 125 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 125 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 PLUS_FUNCTIONS.md

diff --git a/PLUS_FUNCTIONS.md b/PLUS_FUNCTIONS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd8115b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PLUS_FUNCTIONS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+# Plus Functions
+
+This document describes the "plus functions" feature added to the cast library. Plus functions provide a way to extend cast's type conversion capabilities with custom fallback logic.
+
+## Overview
+
+Plus functions are variants of cast's standard conversion functions that accept a fallback function. When the standard cast conversion fails, the fallback function is called to provide an alternative conversion strategy.
+
+## Function Naming Convention
+
+Plus functions follow the naming pattern: `To{Type}P` and `To{Type}PE`
+
+- `To{Type}P`: Returns the converted value, using fallback on failure
+- `To{Type}PE`: Returns the converted value and error, using fallback on failure
+
+## Generic Plus Functions
+
+### `ToP[T Basic](fn func(any) (T, error), i any) T`
+Generic plus function for any Basic type (string, bool, numbers, time.Time, time.Duration).
+
+### `ToPE[T Basic](fn func(any) (T, error), i any) (T, error)`
+Generic plus function with error return.
+
+## Specific Plus Functions
+
+### Basic Types
+- `ToBoolP(fn func(any) (bool, error), i any) bool`
+- `ToStringP(fn func(any) (string, error), i any) string`
+
+### Numeric Types
+- `ToIntP(fn func(any) (int, error), i any) int`
+- `ToInt8P`, `ToInt16P`, `ToInt32P`, `ToInt64P`
+- `ToUintP`, `ToUint8P`, `ToUint16P`, `ToUint32P`, `ToUint64P`
+- `ToFloat32P`, `ToFloat64P`
+
+### Time Types
+- `ToTimeP(fn func(any) (time.Time, error), i any) time.Time`
+- `ToTimeInDefaultLocationP(fn func(any, *time.Location) (time.Time, error), i any, location *time.Location) time.Time`
+- `ToDurationP(fn func(any) (time.Duration, error), i any) time.Duration`
+
+### Map Types
+- `ToStringMapStringP(fn func(any) (map[string]string, error), i any) map[string]string`
+- `ToStringMapIntP(fn func(any) (map[string]int, error), i any) map[string]int`
+- `ToStringMapBoolP(fn func(any) (map[string]bool, error), i any) map[string]bool`
+- And more...
+
+### Slice Types
+- `ToSliceP(fn func(any) ([]any, error), i any) []any`
+- `ToStringSliceP(fn func(any) ([]string, error), i any) []string`
+- `ToIntSliceP(fn func(any) ([]int, error), i any) []int`
+- And more...
+
+## Usage Examples
+
+### Custom Boolean Values
+```go
+customBoolFallback := func(i any) (bool, error) {
+    if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
+        switch str {
+        case "yes", "Y", "on", "enabled":
+            return true, nil
+        case "no", "N", "off", "disabled":
+            return false, nil
+        }
+    }
+    return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom boolean", i)
+}
+
+result := cast.ToBoolP(customBoolFallback, "yes") // true
+```
+
+### Custom Date Formats
+```go
+customDateFallback := func(i any) (time.Time, error) {
+    if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
+        return time.Parse("01/02/2006 15:04:05", str)
+    }
+    return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom date", i)
+}
+
+result := cast.ToTimeP(customDateFallback, "12/25/2023 14:30:00")
+```
+
+### Configuration with Defaults
+```go
+getDefault := func(defaultVal int) func(any) (int, error) {
+    return func(i any) (int, error) {
+        return defaultVal, nil
+    }
+}
+
+timeout := cast.ToP[int](getDefault(30), "invalid") // 30
+```
+
+### Generic Usage
+```go
+// Works with any Basic type
+port := cast.ToP[int](getDefault(8080), invalidConfig)
+debug := cast.ToP[bool](getDefault(false), invalidConfig)
+host := cast.ToP[string](getDefault("localhost"), invalidConfig)
+```
+
+## Benefits
+
+1. **Extends Coverage**: Handle edge cases that cast doesn't support natively
+2. **Backward Compatible**: Doesn't change existing cast behavior
+3. **Type Safe**: Leverages Go's generics for type safety
+4. **Flexible**: Supports custom conversion logic for any scenario
+5. **Consistent**: Follows cast's existing API patterns
+
+## When to Use
+
+- Parsing legacy data formats
+- Handling domain-specific string representations
+- Providing configuration defaults
+- Supporting custom boolean/date/number formats
+- Migrating from other type conversion libraries
+- Adding application-specific conversion rules
+
+## Performance
+
+Plus functions have minimal overhead:
+- If standard conversion succeeds, fallback is never called
+- Only when conversion fails does the fallback function execute
+- No performance impact on existing cast usage

From 94ad4bfe699d883db0c24a194e73162181a80744 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: songzhibin97 <718428482@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:22:38 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 4/9] feat: implement ToValue API to replace plus functions

- Remove all plus functions (ToPE, ToP, etc.) as suggested by project author
- Add ValueSetter interface for custom conversion logic
- Add ToValue function that delegates to target types
- Update examples to use new ToValue API
- Maintain backward compatibility with existing functions
- Add .idea/ to .gitignore
---
 .gitignore           |   3 +
 PLUS_FUNCTIONS.md    | 125 -----------
 cast.go              | 137 ++++++++++--
 cast_plus_test.go    | 483 -------------------------------------------
 example_plus_test.go | 210 ++++++++++---------
 generator/main.go    |   2 -
 zz_generated.go      | 332 +++++++++--------------------
 7 files changed, 333 insertions(+), 959 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 PLUS_FUNCTIONS.md
 delete mode 100644 cast_plus_test.go

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 53053a8..0e8c51b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ _testmain.go
 *.test
 
 *.bench
+
+# IDE
+.idea/
diff --git a/PLUS_FUNCTIONS.md b/PLUS_FUNCTIONS.md
deleted file mode 100644
index dd8115b..0000000
--- a/PLUS_FUNCTIONS.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-# Plus Functions
-
-This document describes the "plus functions" feature added to the cast library. Plus functions provide a way to extend cast's type conversion capabilities with custom fallback logic.
-
-## Overview
-
-Plus functions are variants of cast's standard conversion functions that accept a fallback function. When the standard cast conversion fails, the fallback function is called to provide an alternative conversion strategy.
-
-## Function Naming Convention
-
-Plus functions follow the naming pattern: `To{Type}P` and `To{Type}PE`
-
-- `To{Type}P`: Returns the converted value, using fallback on failure
-- `To{Type}PE`: Returns the converted value and error, using fallback on failure
-
-## Generic Plus Functions
-
-### `ToP[T Basic](fn func(any) (T, error), i any) T`
-Generic plus function for any Basic type (string, bool, numbers, time.Time, time.Duration).
-
-### `ToPE[T Basic](fn func(any) (T, error), i any) (T, error)`
-Generic plus function with error return.
-
-## Specific Plus Functions
-
-### Basic Types
-- `ToBoolP(fn func(any) (bool, error), i any) bool`
-- `ToStringP(fn func(any) (string, error), i any) string`
-
-### Numeric Types
-- `ToIntP(fn func(any) (int, error), i any) int`
-- `ToInt8P`, `ToInt16P`, `ToInt32P`, `ToInt64P`
-- `ToUintP`, `ToUint8P`, `ToUint16P`, `ToUint32P`, `ToUint64P`
-- `ToFloat32P`, `ToFloat64P`
-
-### Time Types
-- `ToTimeP(fn func(any) (time.Time, error), i any) time.Time`
-- `ToTimeInDefaultLocationP(fn func(any, *time.Location) (time.Time, error), i any, location *time.Location) time.Time`
-- `ToDurationP(fn func(any) (time.Duration, error), i any) time.Duration`
-
-### Map Types
-- `ToStringMapStringP(fn func(any) (map[string]string, error), i any) map[string]string`
-- `ToStringMapIntP(fn func(any) (map[string]int, error), i any) map[string]int`
-- `ToStringMapBoolP(fn func(any) (map[string]bool, error), i any) map[string]bool`
-- And more...
-
-### Slice Types
-- `ToSliceP(fn func(any) ([]any, error), i any) []any`
-- `ToStringSliceP(fn func(any) ([]string, error), i any) []string`
-- `ToIntSliceP(fn func(any) ([]int, error), i any) []int`
-- And more...
-
-## Usage Examples
-
-### Custom Boolean Values
-```go
-customBoolFallback := func(i any) (bool, error) {
-    if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
-        switch str {
-        case "yes", "Y", "on", "enabled":
-            return true, nil
-        case "no", "N", "off", "disabled":
-            return false, nil
-        }
-    }
-    return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom boolean", i)
-}
-
-result := cast.ToBoolP(customBoolFallback, "yes") // true
-```
-
-### Custom Date Formats
-```go
-customDateFallback := func(i any) (time.Time, error) {
-    if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
-        return time.Parse("01/02/2006 15:04:05", str)
-    }
-    return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom date", i)
-}
-
-result := cast.ToTimeP(customDateFallback, "12/25/2023 14:30:00")
-```
-
-### Configuration with Defaults
-```go
-getDefault := func(defaultVal int) func(any) (int, error) {
-    return func(i any) (int, error) {
-        return defaultVal, nil
-    }
-}
-
-timeout := cast.ToP[int](getDefault(30), "invalid") // 30
-```
-
-### Generic Usage
-```go
-// Works with any Basic type
-port := cast.ToP[int](getDefault(8080), invalidConfig)
-debug := cast.ToP[bool](getDefault(false), invalidConfig)
-host := cast.ToP[string](getDefault("localhost"), invalidConfig)
-```
-
-## Benefits
-
-1. **Extends Coverage**: Handle edge cases that cast doesn't support natively
-2. **Backward Compatible**: Doesn't change existing cast behavior
-3. **Type Safe**: Leverages Go's generics for type safety
-4. **Flexible**: Supports custom conversion logic for any scenario
-5. **Consistent**: Follows cast's existing API patterns
-
-## When to Use
-
-- Parsing legacy data formats
-- Handling domain-specific string representations
-- Providing configuration defaults
-- Supporting custom boolean/date/number formats
-- Migrating from other type conversion libraries
-- Adding application-specific conversion rules
-
-## Performance
-
-Plus functions have minimal overhead:
-- If standard conversion succeeds, fallback is never called
-- Only when conversion fails does the fallback function execute
-- No performance impact on existing cast usage
diff --git a/cast.go b/cast.go
index ce471b9..1bcc459 100644
--- a/cast.go
+++ b/cast.go
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 // Package cast provides easy and safe casting in Go.
 package cast
 
-import "time"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
 
 const errorMsg = "unable to cast %#v of type %T to %T"
 const errorMsgWith = "unable to cast %#v of type %T to %T: %w"
@@ -83,17 +86,127 @@ func To[T Basic](i any) T {
 	return v
 }
 
-// ToPE plus casts any value to a [Basic] type with fallback function.
-func ToPE[T Basic](fn func(any) (T, error), i any) (T, error) {
-	v, err := ToE[T](i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v, err
-	}
-	return fn(i)
+// ValueSetter is an interface that types can implement to provide custom conversion logic.
+// When ToValue is called with a pointer to a type that implements ValueSetter,
+// the SetValue method will be called to perform the conversion.
+type ValueSetter interface {
+	SetValue(any) error
 }
 
-// ToP plus casts any value to a [Basic] type with fallback function.
-func ToP[T Basic](fn func(any) (T, error), i any) T {
-	v, _ := ToPE[T](fn, i)
-	return v
+// ToValue attempts to convert a value and assign it to the target.
+// If target implements ValueSetter, it will use the custom conversion logic.
+// Otherwise, it falls back to standard cast conversion based on the target type.
+func ToValue(target any, value any) error {
+	if target == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("target cannot be nil")
+	}
+
+	// Check if target implements ValueSetter
+	if setter, ok := target.(ValueSetter); ok {
+		return setter.SetValue(value)
+	}
+
+	// Use reflection-like approach based on target type
+	switch t := target.(type) {
+	case *string:
+		v, err := ToStringE(value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *bool:
+		v, err := ToBoolE(value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *int:
+		v, err := toNumberE[int](value, parseInt[int])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *int8:
+		v, err := toNumberE[int8](value, parseInt[int8])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *int16:
+		v, err := toNumberE[int16](value, parseInt[int16])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *int32:
+		v, err := toNumberE[int32](value, parseInt[int32])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *int64:
+		v, err := toNumberE[int64](value, parseInt[int64])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *uint:
+		v, err := toUnsignedNumberE[uint](value, parseUint[uint])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *uint8:
+		v, err := toUnsignedNumberE[uint8](value, parseUint[uint8])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *uint16:
+		v, err := toUnsignedNumberE[uint16](value, parseUint[uint16])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *uint32:
+		v, err := toUnsignedNumberE[uint32](value, parseUint[uint32])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *uint64:
+		v, err := toUnsignedNumberE[uint64](value, parseUint[uint64])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *float32:
+		v, err := toNumberE[float32](value, parseFloat[float32])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *float64:
+		v, err := toNumberE[float64](value, parseFloat[float64])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *time.Time:
+		v, err := ToTimeE(value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	case *time.Duration:
+		v, err := ToDurationE(value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*t = v
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported target type %T", target)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cast_plus_test.go b/cast_plus_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a5bf14..0000000
--- a/cast_plus_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,483 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright © 2014 Steve Francia <spf@spf13.com>.
-//
-// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-package cast_test
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	qt "github.com/frankban/quicktest"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cast"
-)
-
-// TestPlusFunctions tests the "plus functions" that provide fallback logic
-func TestPlusFunctions(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	t.Run("ToBoolP", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Test successful conversion - fallback should not be called
-		result := cast.ToBoolP(func(i any) (bool, error) {
-			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
-			return false, nil
-		}, true)
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, true)
-
-		// Test failed conversion - fallback should be called
-		fallbackCalled := false
-		result = cast.ToBoolP(func(i any) (bool, error) {
-			fallbackCalled = true
-			return true, nil
-		}, "invalid")
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, true)
-		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
-
-		// Test nil fallback function
-		result = cast.ToBoolP(nil, "invalid")
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, false) // Should return zero value
-	})
-
-	t.Run("ToStringP", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Test successful conversion
-		result := cast.ToStringP(func(i any) (string, error) {
-			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
-			return "", nil
-		}, 123)
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, "123")
-
-		// Test failed conversion with fallback
-		fallbackCalled := false
-		result = cast.ToStringP(func(i any) (string, error) {
-			fallbackCalled = true
-			return "fallback", nil
-		}, make(chan int))
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, "fallback")
-		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("ToIntP", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Test successful conversion
-		result := cast.ToIntP(func(i any) (int, error) {
-			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
-			return 0, nil
-		}, "42")
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, 42)
-
-		// Test failed conversion with fallback
-		fallbackCalled := false
-		result = cast.ToIntP(func(i any) (int, error) {
-			fallbackCalled = true
-			return 999, nil
-		}, "invalid")
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, 999)
-		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("ToTimeP", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Test successful conversion
-		now := time.Now()
-		result := cast.ToTimeP(func(i any) (time.Time, error) {
-			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
-			return time.Time{}, nil
-		}, now)
-		c.Assert(result.UTC(), qt.Equals, now.UTC())
-
-		// Test failed conversion with fallback
-		fallbackTime := time.Date(2023, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-		fallbackCalled := false
-		result = cast.ToTimeP(func(i any) (time.Time, error) {
-			fallbackCalled = true
-			return fallbackTime, nil
-		}, "invalid")
-		c.Assert(result.UTC(), qt.Equals, fallbackTime.UTC())
-		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("ToTimeInDefaultLocationP", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		loc := time.FixedZone("TEST", 3600)
-		
-		// Test successful conversion
-		result := cast.ToTimeInDefaultLocationP(func(i any, location *time.Location) (time.Time, error) {
-			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
-			return time.Time{}, nil
-		}, "2023-01-01", loc)
-		c.Assert(result.Year(), qt.Equals, 2023)
-
-		// Test failed conversion with fallback
-		fallbackTime := time.Date(2024, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, loc)
-		fallbackCalled := false
-		result = cast.ToTimeInDefaultLocationP(func(i any, location *time.Location) (time.Time, error) {
-			fallbackCalled = true
-			c.Assert(location, qt.Equals, loc)
-			return fallbackTime, nil
-		}, "invalid", loc)
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, fallbackTime)
-		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("ToDurationP", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Test successful conversion
-		result := cast.ToDurationP(func(i any) (time.Duration, error) {
-			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
-			return 0, nil
-		}, "5s")
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, 5*time.Second)
-
-		// Test failed conversion with fallback
-		fallbackDuration := 10 * time.Minute
-		fallbackCalled := false
-		result = cast.ToDurationP(func(i any) (time.Duration, error) {
-			fallbackCalled = true
-			return fallbackDuration, nil
-		}, "invalid")
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, fallbackDuration)
-		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
-	})
-}
-
-// TestGenericPlusFunctions tests the generic ToP and ToPE functions
-func TestGenericPlusFunctions(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	t.Run("ToP[int]", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Test successful conversion
-		result := cast.ToP[int](func(i any) (int, error) {
-			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
-			return 0, nil
-		}, "42")
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, 42)
-
-		// Test failed conversion with fallback
-		fallbackCalled := false
-		result = cast.ToP[int](func(i any) (int, error) {
-			fallbackCalled = true
-			return 999, nil
-		}, "invalid")
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, 999)
-		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("ToPE[string]", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Test successful conversion
-		result, err := cast.ToPE[string](func(i any) (string, error) {
-			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
-			return "", nil
-		}, 123)
-		c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, "123")
-
-		// Test failed conversion with fallback
-		fallbackCalled := false
-		result, err = cast.ToPE[string](func(i any) (string, error) {
-			fallbackCalled = true
-			return "fallback", nil
-		}, make(chan int))
-		c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, "fallback")
-		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
-
-		// Test fallback returning error
-		result, err = cast.ToPE[string](func(i any) (string, error) {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("fallback error")
-		}, make(chan int))
-		c.Assert(err, qt.IsNotNil)
-		c.Assert(err.Error(), qt.Equals, "fallback error")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("ToPE[bool] with nil fallback", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Test with nil fallback - should return original error
-		result, err := cast.ToPE[bool](nil, "invalid")
-		c.Assert(err, qt.IsNotNil)
-		c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, false)
-	})
-}
-
-// TestMapPlusFunctions tests the map-related plus functions
-func TestMapPlusFunctions(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	t.Run("ToStringMapStringP", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Test successful conversion
-		input := map[string]string{"key": "value"}
-		result := cast.ToStringMapStringP(func(i any) (map[string]string, error) {
-			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
-			return nil, nil
-		}, input)
-		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, input)
-
-		// Test failed conversion with fallback
-		fallbackMap := map[string]string{"fallback": "value"}
-		fallbackCalled := false
-		result = cast.ToStringMapStringP(func(i any) (map[string]string, error) {
-			fallbackCalled = true
-			return fallbackMap, nil
-		}, "invalid")
-		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, fallbackMap)
-		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("ToStringMapIntP", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Test successful conversion
-		input := map[string]int{"key": 42}
-		result := cast.ToStringMapIntP(func(i any) (map[string]int, error) {
-			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
-			return nil, nil
-		}, input)
-		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, input)
-
-		// Test failed conversion with fallback
-		fallbackMap := map[string]int{"fallback": 999}
-		fallbackCalled := false
-		result = cast.ToStringMapIntP(func(i any) (map[string]int, error) {
-			fallbackCalled = true
-			return fallbackMap, nil
-		}, "invalid")
-		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, fallbackMap)
-		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
-	})
-}
-
-// TestSlicePlusFunctions tests the slice-related plus functions
-func TestSlicePlusFunctions(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	t.Run("ToSliceP", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Test successful conversion
-		input := []any{1, 2, 3}
-		result := cast.ToSliceP(func(i any) ([]any, error) {
-			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
-			return nil, nil
-		}, input)
-		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, input)
-
-		// Test failed conversion with fallback
-		fallbackSlice := []any{"fallback"}
-		fallbackCalled := false
-		result = cast.ToSliceP(func(i any) ([]any, error) {
-			fallbackCalled = true
-			return fallbackSlice, nil
-		}, "invalid")
-		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, fallbackSlice)
-		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("ToStringSliceP", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Test successful conversion
-		input := []string{"a", "b", "c"}
-		result := cast.ToStringSliceP(func(i any) ([]string, error) {
-			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
-			return nil, nil
-		}, input)
-		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, input)
-
-		// Test failed conversion with fallback - use a type that cannot be converted
-		fallbackSlice := []string{"fallback"}
-		fallbackCalled := false
-		result = cast.ToStringSliceP(func(i any) ([]string, error) {
-			fallbackCalled = true
-			return fallbackSlice, nil
-		}, make(chan int)) // channels cannot be converted to []string
-		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, fallbackSlice)
-		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("ToIntSliceP", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Test successful conversion
-		input := []int{1, 2, 3}
-		result := cast.ToIntSliceP(func(i any) ([]int, error) {
-			t.Error("Fallback should not be called for successful conversion")
-			return nil, nil
-		}, input)
-		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, input)
-
-		// Test failed conversion with fallback
-		fallbackSlice := []int{999}
-		fallbackCalled := false
-		result = cast.ToIntSliceP(func(i any) ([]int, error) {
-			fallbackCalled = true
-			return fallbackSlice, nil
-		}, "invalid")
-		c.Assert(result, qt.DeepEquals, fallbackSlice)
-		c.Assert(fallbackCalled, qt.Equals, true)
-	})
-}
-
-// TestRealWorldScenarios tests practical use cases for plus functions
-func TestRealWorldScenarios(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	t.Run("CustomDateFormat", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Custom date format that cast doesn't support by default
-		customDateStr := "01/02/2006 15:04:05"
-		inputDate := "12/25/2023 14:30:00"
-
-		result := cast.ToTimeP(func(i any) (time.Time, error) {
-			if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
-				return time.Parse(customDateStr, str)
-			}
-			return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom date", i)
-		}, inputDate)
-
-		expected := time.Date(2023, 12, 25, 14, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-		c.Assert(result.UTC(), qt.Equals, expected)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("CustomBooleanValues", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Custom boolean values that cast doesn't support by default
-		customBoolFallback := func(i any) (bool, error) {
-			if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
-				switch str {
-				case "yes", "Y", "on", "enabled":
-					return true, nil
-				case "no", "N", "off", "disabled":
-					return false, nil
-				}
-			}
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom boolean", i)
-		}
-
-		testCases := []struct {
-			input    string
-			expected bool
-		}{
-			{"yes", true},
-			{"Y", true},
-			{"on", true},
-			{"enabled", true},
-			{"no", false},
-			{"N", false},
-			{"off", false},
-			{"disabled", false},
-		}
-
-		for _, tc := range testCases {
-			result := cast.ToBoolP(customBoolFallback, tc.input)
-			c.Assert(result, qt.Equals, tc.expected, qt.Commentf("input: %s", tc.input))
-		}
-	})
-
-	t.Run("LegacyDataMigration", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Simulate migrating legacy data with custom string format
-		legacyStringFallback := func(i any) (string, error) {
-			// Handle legacy format: "LEGACY:actual_value"
-			if str, ok := i.(string); ok && len(str) > 7 && str[:7] == "LEGACY:" {
-				return str[7:], nil
-			}
-			return fmt.Sprintf("migrated_%v", i), nil
-		}
-
-		// Use types that cast cannot convert to string to trigger fallback
-		testCases := []struct {
-			input    any
-			expected string
-		}{
-			{make(chan int), "migrated_0x"}, // channels cannot be converted to string
-			{func() {}, "migrated_0x"},      // functions cannot be converted to string
-		}
-
-		for _, tc := range testCases {
-			result := cast.ToStringP(legacyStringFallback, tc.input)
-			// For channels and functions, the result will contain memory addresses
-			// so we just check that it starts with "migrated_"
-			c.Assert(len(result) > 9, qt.Equals, true, qt.Commentf("input: %v", tc.input))
-			c.Assert(result[:9], qt.Equals, "migrated_", qt.Commentf("input: %v", tc.input))
-		}
-
-		// Test the legacy format handling with a type that cast can't handle
-		type customType struct{ value string }
-		legacyInput := customType{value: "LEGACY:test_value"}
-		result := cast.ToStringP(legacyStringFallback, legacyInput)
-		c.Assert(len(result) > 9, qt.Equals, true)
-		c.Assert(result[:9], qt.Equals, "migrated_")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("ConfigurationDefaults", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel()
-		c := qt.New(t)
-
-		// Simulate configuration parsing with defaults
-		configDefaults := map[string]any{
-			"timeout":    30,
-			"retries":    3,
-			"debug":      false,
-			"server":     "localhost",
-			"port":       8080,
-		}
-
-		getConfigInt := func(key string) func(any) (int, error) {
-			return func(i any) (int, error) {
-				if defaultVal, ok := configDefaults[key].(int); ok {
-					return defaultVal, nil
-				}
-				return 0, fmt.Errorf("no default for key %s", key)
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Test with invalid config values falling back to defaults
-		timeout := cast.ToIntP(getConfigInt("timeout"), "invalid")
-		c.Assert(timeout, qt.Equals, 30)
-
-		// Use a type that cannot be converted to int to trigger fallback
-		retries := cast.ToIntP(getConfigInt("retries"), make(chan int))
-		c.Assert(retries, qt.Equals, 3)
-
-		// Test with valid config values (no fallback)
-		port := cast.ToIntP(getConfigInt("port"), "9000")
-		c.Assert(port, qt.Equals, 9000) // Should use the provided value, not default
-	})
-}
diff --git a/example_plus_test.go b/example_plus_test.go
index 1ed54d1..6eb4610 100644
--- a/example_plus_test.go
+++ b/example_plus_test.go
@@ -12,29 +12,52 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cast"
 )
 
-// ExampleToBoolP demonstrates using ToBoolP with custom boolean logic
-func ExampleToBoolP() {
-	// Custom boolean conversion for "yes"/"no" strings
-	customBoolFallback := func(i any) (bool, error) {
-		if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
-			switch str {
-			case "yes", "Y", "on", "enabled":
-				return true, nil
-			case "no", "N", "off", "disabled":
-				return false, nil
-			}
+// CustomBool demonstrates custom boolean conversion using ValueSetter
+type CustomBool struct {
+	Value bool
+}
+
+func (cb *CustomBool) SetValue(i any) error {
+	if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
+		switch str {
+		case "yes", "Y", "on", "enabled":
+			cb.Value = true
+			return nil
+		case "no", "N", "off", "disabled":
+			cb.Value = false
+			return nil
 		}
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom boolean", i)
 	}
 
+	// Fallback to standard conversion
+	if v, err := cast.ToBoolE(i); err == nil {
+		cb.Value = v
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom boolean", i)
+}
+
+// ExampleToValue demonstrates using ToValue with custom boolean logic
+func ExampleToValue() {
+	var cb CustomBool
+
 	// Standard conversion works normally
-	fmt.Println(cast.ToBoolP(customBoolFallback, true))   // true
-	fmt.Println(cast.ToBoolP(customBoolFallback, "true")) // true
+	cast.ToValue(&cb, true)
+	fmt.Println(cb.Value) // true
+
+	cast.ToValue(&cb, "true")
+	fmt.Println(cb.Value) // true
 
 	// Custom conversion kicks in for unsupported values
-	fmt.Println(cast.ToBoolP(customBoolFallback, "yes"))     // true
-	fmt.Println(cast.ToBoolP(customBoolFallback, "enabled")) // true
-	fmt.Println(cast.ToBoolP(customBoolFallback, "no"))      // false
+	cast.ToValue(&cb, "yes")
+	fmt.Println(cb.Value) // true
+
+	cast.ToValue(&cb, "enabled")
+	fmt.Println(cb.Value) // true
+
+	cast.ToValue(&cb, "no")
+	fmt.Println(cb.Value) // false
 
 	// Output:
 	// true
@@ -44,28 +67,42 @@ func ExampleToBoolP() {
 	// false
 }
 
-// ExampleToTimeP demonstrates using ToTimeP with custom date formats
-func ExampleToTimeP() {
-	// Custom date format fallback
-	customDateFallback := func(i any) (time.Time, error) {
-		if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
-			// Try custom format: MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS
-			if t, err := time.Parse("01/02/2006 15:04:05", str); err == nil {
-				return t, nil
-			}
+// CustomTime demonstrates custom time conversion using ValueSetter
+type CustomTime struct {
+	Value time.Time
+}
+
+func (ct *CustomTime) SetValue(i any) error {
+	if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
+		// Try custom format: MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS
+		if t, err := time.Parse("01/02/2006 15:04:05", str); err == nil {
+			ct.Value = t
+			return nil
 		}
-		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom date", i)
 	}
 
+	// Fallback to standard conversion
+	if v, err := cast.ToTimeE(i); err == nil {
+		ct.Value = v
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom time", i)
+}
+
+// Example_customTime demonstrates using ToValue with custom date formats
+func Example_customTime() {
+	var ct CustomTime
+
 	// Standard conversion works normally
 	standardTime := time.Date(2023, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	result1 := cast.ToTimeP(customDateFallback, standardTime)
-	fmt.Println(result1.Year()) // 2023
+	cast.ToValue(&ct, standardTime)
+	fmt.Println(ct.Value.Year()) // 2023
 
 	// Custom conversion for unsupported format
-	result2 := cast.ToTimeP(customDateFallback, "12/25/2023 14:30:00")
-	fmt.Println(result2.Month()) // December
-	fmt.Println(result2.Day())   // 25
+	cast.ToValue(&ct, "12/25/2023 14:30:00")
+	fmt.Println(ct.Value.Month()) // December
+	fmt.Println(ct.Value.Day())   // 25
 
 	// Output:
 	// 2023
@@ -73,34 +110,41 @@ func ExampleToTimeP() {
 	// 25
 }
 
-// ExampleToP demonstrates using the generic ToP function
-func ExampleToP() {
-	// Configuration with defaults
-	configDefaults := map[string]int{
-		"timeout": 30,
-		"retries": 3,
-		"port":    8080,
-	}
+// ConfigInt demonstrates configuration with defaults using ValueSetter
+type ConfigInt struct {
+	Value   int
+	Default int
+}
 
-	getDefault := func(key string) func(any) (int, error) {
-		return func(i any) (int, error) {
-			if val, ok := configDefaults[key]; ok {
-				return val, nil
-			}
-			return 0, fmt.Errorf("no default for %s", key)
-		}
+func (ci *ConfigInt) SetValue(i any) error {
+	// Try standard conversion first
+	if v, err := cast.ToIntE(i); err == nil {
+		ci.Value = v
+		return nil
 	}
 
+	// Use default if conversion fails
+	ci.Value = ci.Default
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Example_config demonstrates using ToValue for configuration with defaults
+func Example_config() {
+	// Configuration with defaults
+	timeout := &ConfigInt{Default: 30}
+	retries := &ConfigInt{Default: 3}
+	port := &ConfigInt{Default: 8080}
+
 	// Valid values use standard conversion
-	timeout := cast.ToP[int](getDefault("timeout"), "60")
-	fmt.Println(timeout) // 60
+	cast.ToValue(timeout, "60")
+	fmt.Println(timeout.Value) // 60
 
 	// Invalid values fall back to defaults
-	retries := cast.ToP[int](getDefault("retries"), "invalid")
-	fmt.Println(retries) // 3
+	cast.ToValue(retries, "invalid")
+	fmt.Println(retries.Value) // 3
 
-	port := cast.ToP[int](getDefault("port"), make(chan int))
-	fmt.Println(port) // 8080
+	cast.ToValue(port, make(chan int))
+	fmt.Println(port.Value) // 8080
 
 	// Output:
 	// 60
@@ -108,54 +152,24 @@ func ExampleToP() {
 	// 8080
 }
 
-// ExampleToStringMapStringP demonstrates using map plus functions
-func ExampleToStringMapStringP() {
-	// Fallback that provides default configuration
-	defaultConfig := func(i any) (map[string]string, error) {
-		return map[string]string{
-			"host": "localhost",
-			"port": "8080",
-			"env":  "development",
-		}, nil
-	}
+// Example_basicTypes demonstrates using ToValue with basic types
+func Example_basicTypes() {
+	// Basic type conversions
+	var str string
+	var num int
+	var b bool
 
-	// Valid map works normally
-	validMap := map[string]string{"host": "example.com", "port": "9000"}
-	result1 := cast.ToStringMapStringP(defaultConfig, validMap)
-	fmt.Println(result1["host"]) // example.com
+	cast.ToValue(&str, 123)
+	fmt.Println(str) // "123"
 
-	// Invalid input falls back to defaults
-	result2 := cast.ToStringMapStringP(defaultConfig, "invalid")
-	fmt.Println(result2["host"]) // localhost
-	fmt.Println(result2["env"])  // development
+	cast.ToValue(&num, "42")
+	fmt.Println(num) // 42
 
-	// Output:
-	// example.com
-	// localhost
-	// development
-}
-
-// ExampleToStringSliceP demonstrates using slice plus functions
-func ExampleToStringSliceP() {
-	// Fallback that provides default values
-	defaultSliceFallback := func(i any) ([]string, error) {
-		return []string{"default", "values"}, nil
-	}
-
-	// Valid slice works normally
-	validSlice := []string{"a", "b", "c"}
-	result1 := cast.ToStringSliceP(defaultSliceFallback, validSlice)
-	fmt.Println(len(result1)) // 3
-	fmt.Println(result1[0])   // a
-
-	// Invalid input uses fallback (use a type that can't be converted)
-	result2 := cast.ToStringSliceP(defaultSliceFallback, make(chan int))
-	fmt.Println(len(result2))  // 2
-	fmt.Println(result2[0])    // default
+	cast.ToValue(&b, "true")
+	fmt.Println(b) // true
 
 	// Output:
-	// 3
-	// a
-	// 2
-	// default
+	// 123
+	// 42
+	// true
 }
diff --git a/generator/main.go b/generator/main.go
index f7d9c25..360b90e 100644
--- a/generator/main.go
+++ b/generator/main.go
@@ -75,10 +75,8 @@ func main() {
 	for _, fn := range toFuncs {
 		if fn.name == "ToTimeInDefaultLocation" {
 			toFuncWithParams(file, fn.name, fn.returnType, Id("location").Op("*").Qual("time", "Location"))
-			toPFuncWithParams(file, fn.name, fn.returnType, Id("location").Op("*").Qual("time", "Location"))
 		} else {
 			toFunc(file, fn.name, fn.returnType)
-			toPFunc(file, fn.name, fn.returnType)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/zz_generated.go b/zz_generated.go
index 7095d70..ce3ec0f 100644
--- a/zz_generated.go
+++ b/zz_generated.go
@@ -6,32 +6,20 @@ import "time"
 
 // ToBool casts any value to a(n) bool type.
 func ToBool(i any) bool {
-	return To[bool](i)
-}
-
-// ToBoolP casts any value to a(n) bool type with fallback function.
-func ToBoolP(fn func(any) (bool, error), i any) bool {
-	return ToP[bool](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToBoolE(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToString casts any value to a(n) string type.
 func ToString(i any) string {
-	return To[string](i)
-}
-
-// ToStringP casts any value to a(n) string type with fallback function.
-func ToStringP(fn func(any) (string, error), i any) string {
-	return ToP[string](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToStringE(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToTime casts any value to a(n) time.Time type.
 func ToTime(i any) time.Time {
-	return To[time.Time](i)
-}
-
-// ToTimeP casts any value to a(n) time.Time type with fallback function.
-func ToTimeP(fn func(any) (time.Time, error), i any) time.Time {
-	return ToP[time.Time](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToTimeE(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToTimeInDefaultLocation casts any value to a(n) time.Time type.
@@ -40,140 +28,82 @@ func ToTimeInDefaultLocation(i any, location *time.Location) time.Time {
 	return v
 }
 
-// ToTimeInDefaultLocationP casts any value to a(n) time.Time type with fallback function.
-func ToTimeInDefaultLocationP(fn func(any, *time.Location) (time.Time, error), i any, location *time.Location) time.Time {
-	v, _ := ToTimeInDefaultLocationPE(fn, i, location)
-	return v
-}
-
 // ToDuration casts any value to a(n) time.Duration type.
 func ToDuration(i any) time.Duration {
-	return To[time.Duration](i)
-}
-
-// ToDurationP casts any value to a(n) time.Duration type with fallback function.
-func ToDurationP(fn func(any) (time.Duration, error), i any) time.Duration {
-	return ToP[time.Duration](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToDurationE(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToInt casts any value to a(n) int type.
 func ToInt(i any) int {
-	return To[int](i)
-}
-
-// ToIntP casts any value to a(n) int type with fallback function.
-func ToIntP(fn func(any) (int, error), i any) int {
-	return ToP[int](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToIntE(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToInt8 casts any value to a(n) int8 type.
 func ToInt8(i any) int8 {
-	return To[int8](i)
-}
-
-// ToInt8P casts any value to a(n) int8 type with fallback function.
-func ToInt8P(fn func(any) (int8, error), i any) int8 {
-	return ToP[int8](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToInt8E(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToInt16 casts any value to a(n) int16 type.
 func ToInt16(i any) int16 {
-	return To[int16](i)
-}
-
-// ToInt16P casts any value to a(n) int16 type with fallback function.
-func ToInt16P(fn func(any) (int16, error), i any) int16 {
-	return ToP[int16](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToInt16E(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToInt32 casts any value to a(n) int32 type.
 func ToInt32(i any) int32 {
-	return To[int32](i)
-}
-
-// ToInt32P casts any value to a(n) int32 type with fallback function.
-func ToInt32P(fn func(any) (int32, error), i any) int32 {
-	return ToP[int32](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToInt32E(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToInt64 casts any value to a(n) int64 type.
 func ToInt64(i any) int64 {
-	return To[int64](i)
-}
-
-// ToInt64P casts any value to a(n) int64 type with fallback function.
-func ToInt64P(fn func(any) (int64, error), i any) int64 {
-	return ToP[int64](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToInt64E(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToUint casts any value to a(n) uint type.
 func ToUint(i any) uint {
-	return To[uint](i)
-}
-
-// ToUintP casts any value to a(n) uint type with fallback function.
-func ToUintP(fn func(any) (uint, error), i any) uint {
-	return ToP[uint](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToUintE(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToUint8 casts any value to a(n) uint8 type.
 func ToUint8(i any) uint8 {
-	return To[uint8](i)
-}
-
-// ToUint8P casts any value to a(n) uint8 type with fallback function.
-func ToUint8P(fn func(any) (uint8, error), i any) uint8 {
-	return ToP[uint8](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToUint8E(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToUint16 casts any value to a(n) uint16 type.
 func ToUint16(i any) uint16 {
-	return To[uint16](i)
-}
-
-// ToUint16P casts any value to a(n) uint16 type with fallback function.
-func ToUint16P(fn func(any) (uint16, error), i any) uint16 {
-	return ToP[uint16](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToUint16E(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToUint32 casts any value to a(n) uint32 type.
 func ToUint32(i any) uint32 {
-	return To[uint32](i)
-}
-
-// ToUint32P casts any value to a(n) uint32 type with fallback function.
-func ToUint32P(fn func(any) (uint32, error), i any) uint32 {
-	return ToP[uint32](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToUint32E(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToUint64 casts any value to a(n) uint64 type.
 func ToUint64(i any) uint64 {
-	return To[uint64](i)
-}
-
-// ToUint64P casts any value to a(n) uint64 type with fallback function.
-func ToUint64P(fn func(any) (uint64, error), i any) uint64 {
-	return ToP[uint64](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToUint64E(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToFloat32 casts any value to a(n) float32 type.
 func ToFloat32(i any) float32 {
-	return To[float32](i)
-}
-
-// ToFloat32P casts any value to a(n) float32 type with fallback function.
-func ToFloat32P(fn func(any) (float32, error), i any) float32 {
-	return ToP[float32](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToFloat32E(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToFloat64 casts any value to a(n) float64 type.
 func ToFloat64(i any) float64 {
-	return To[float64](i)
-}
-
-// ToFloat64P casts any value to a(n) float64 type with fallback function.
-func ToFloat64P(fn func(any) (float64, error), i any) float64 {
-	return ToP[float64](fn, i)
+	v, _ := ToFloat64E(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToStringMapString casts any value to a(n) map[string]string type.
@@ -182,86 +112,46 @@ func ToStringMapString(i any) map[string]string {
 	return v
 }
 
-// ToStringMapStringP casts any value to a(n) map[string]string type with fallback function.
-func ToStringMapStringP(fn func(any) (map[string]string, error), i any) map[string]string {
-	v, _ := ToStringMapStringPE(fn, i)
-	return v
-}
-
 // ToStringMapStringSlice casts any value to a(n) map[string][]string type.
 func ToStringMapStringSlice(i any) map[string][]string {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapStringSliceE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
-// ToStringMapStringSliceP casts any value to a(n) map[string][]string type with fallback function.
-func ToStringMapStringSliceP(fn func(any) (map[string][]string, error), i any) map[string][]string {
-	v, _ := ToStringMapStringSlicePE(fn, i)
-	return v
-}
-
 // ToStringMapBool casts any value to a(n) map[string]bool type.
 func ToStringMapBool(i any) map[string]bool {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapBoolE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
-// ToStringMapBoolP casts any value to a(n) map[string]bool type with fallback function.
-func ToStringMapBoolP(fn func(any) (map[string]bool, error), i any) map[string]bool {
-	v, _ := ToStringMapBoolPE(fn, i)
-	return v
-}
-
 // ToStringMapInt casts any value to a(n) map[string]int type.
 func ToStringMapInt(i any) map[string]int {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapIntE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
-// ToStringMapIntP casts any value to a(n) map[string]int type with fallback function.
-func ToStringMapIntP(fn func(any) (map[string]int, error), i any) map[string]int {
-	v, _ := ToStringMapIntPE(fn, i)
-	return v
-}
-
 // ToStringMapInt64 casts any value to a(n) map[string]int64 type.
 func ToStringMapInt64(i any) map[string]int64 {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapInt64E(i)
 	return v
 }
 
-// ToStringMapInt64P casts any value to a(n) map[string]int64 type with fallback function.
-func ToStringMapInt64P(fn func(any) (map[string]int64, error), i any) map[string]int64 {
-	v, _ := ToStringMapInt64PE(fn, i)
-	return v
-}
-
 // ToStringMap casts any value to a(n) map[string]any type.
 func ToStringMap(i any) map[string]any {
 	v, _ := ToStringMapE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
-// ToStringMapP casts any value to a(n) map[string]any type with fallback function.
-func ToStringMapP(fn func(any) (map[string]any, error), i any) map[string]any {
-	v, _ := ToStringMapPE(fn, i)
-	return v
-}
-
 // ToSlice casts any value to a(n) []any type.
 func ToSlice(i any) []any {
 	v, _ := ToSliceE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
-// ToSliceP casts any value to a(n) []any type with fallback function.
-func ToSliceP(fn func(any) ([]any, error), i any) []any {
-	v, err := ToSliceE(i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v
-	}
-	result, _ := fn(i)
-	return result
+// ToBoolSlice casts any value to a(n) []bool type.
+func ToBoolSlice(i any) []bool {
+	v, _ := ToBoolSliceE(i)
+	return v
 }
 
 // ToStringSlice casts any value to a(n) []string type.
@@ -270,62 +160,64 @@ func ToStringSlice(i any) []string {
 	return v
 }
 
-// ToStringSliceP casts any value to a(n) []string type with fallback function.
-func ToStringSliceP(fn func(any) ([]string, error), i any) []string {
-	v, err := ToStringSliceE(i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v
-	}
-	result, _ := fn(i)
-	return result
+// ToIntSlice casts any value to a(n) []int type.
+func ToIntSlice(i any) []int {
+	v, _ := ToIntSliceE(i)
+	return v
 }
 
-// ToBoolSlice casts any value to a(n) []bool type.
-func ToBoolSlice(i any) []bool {
-	v, _ := ToBoolSliceE(i)
+// ToInt64Slice casts any value to a(n) []int64 type.
+func ToInt64Slice(i any) []int64 {
+	v, _ := ToInt64SliceE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
-// ToBoolSliceE casts any value to a(n) []bool type.
-func ToBoolSliceE(i any) ([]bool, error) {
-	return toSliceE[bool](i)
+// ToUintSlice casts any value to a(n) []uint type.
+func ToUintSlice(i any) []uint {
+	v, _ := ToUintSliceE(i)
+	return v
 }
 
-// ToBoolSliceP casts any value to a(n) []bool type with fallback function.
-func ToBoolSliceP(fn func(any) ([]bool, error), i any) []bool {
-	v, err := ToBoolSliceE(i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v
-	}
-	result, _ := fn(i)
-	return result
+// ToFloat64Slice casts any value to a(n) []float64 type.
+func ToFloat64Slice(i any) []float64 {
+	v, _ := ToFloat64SliceE(i)
+	return v
 }
 
-// ToIntSlice casts any value to a(n) []int type.
-func ToIntSlice(i any) []int {
-	v, _ := ToIntSliceE(i)
+// ToDurationSlice casts any value to a(n) []time.Duration type.
+func ToDurationSlice(i any) []time.Duration {
+	v, _ := ToDurationSliceE(i)
 	return v
 }
 
+// ToBoolSliceE casts any value to a(n) []bool type.
+func ToBoolSliceE(i any) ([]bool, error) {
+	return toSliceE[bool](i)
+}
+
+// ToDurationSliceE casts any value to a(n) []time.Duration type.
+func ToDurationSliceE(i any) ([]time.Duration, error) {
+	return toSliceE[time.Duration](i)
+}
+
 // ToIntSliceE casts any value to a(n) []int type.
 func ToIntSliceE(i any) ([]int, error) {
 	return toSliceE[int](i)
 }
 
-// ToIntSliceP casts any value to a(n) []int type with fallback function.
-func ToIntSliceP(fn func(any) ([]int, error), i any) []int {
-	v, err := ToIntSliceE(i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v
-	}
-	result, _ := fn(i)
-	return result
+// ToInt8SliceE casts any value to a(n) []int8 type.
+func ToInt8SliceE(i any) ([]int8, error) {
+	return toSliceE[int8](i)
 }
 
-// ToInt64Slice casts any value to a(n) []int64 type.
-func ToInt64Slice(i any) []int64 {
-	v, _ := ToInt64SliceE(i)
-	return v
+// ToInt16SliceE casts any value to a(n) []int16 type.
+func ToInt16SliceE(i any) ([]int16, error) {
+	return toSliceE[int16](i)
+}
+
+// ToInt32SliceE casts any value to a(n) []int32 type.
+func ToInt32SliceE(i any) ([]int32, error) {
+	return toSliceE[int32](i)
 }
 
 // ToInt64SliceE casts any value to a(n) []int64 type.
@@ -333,75 +225,37 @@ func ToInt64SliceE(i any) ([]int64, error) {
 	return toSliceE[int64](i)
 }
 
-// ToInt64SliceP casts any value to a(n) []int64 type with fallback function.
-func ToInt64SliceP(fn func(any) ([]int64, error), i any) []int64 {
-	v, err := ToInt64SliceE(i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v
-	}
-	result, _ := fn(i)
-	return result
-}
-
-// ToUintSlice casts any value to a(n) []uint type.
-func ToUintSlice(i any) []uint {
-	v, _ := ToUintSliceE(i)
-	return v
-}
-
 // ToUintSliceE casts any value to a(n) []uint type.
 func ToUintSliceE(i any) ([]uint, error) {
 	return toSliceE[uint](i)
 }
 
-// ToUintSliceP casts any value to a(n) []uint type with fallback function.
-func ToUintSliceP(fn func(any) ([]uint, error), i any) []uint {
-	v, err := ToUintSliceE(i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v
-	}
-	result, _ := fn(i)
-	return result
+// ToUint8SliceE casts any value to a(n) []uint8 type.
+func ToUint8SliceE(i any) ([]uint8, error) {
+	return toSliceE[uint8](i)
 }
 
-// ToFloat64Slice casts any value to a(n) []float64 type.
-func ToFloat64Slice(i any) []float64 {
-	v, _ := ToFloat64SliceE(i)
-	return v
+// ToUint16SliceE casts any value to a(n) []uint16 type.
+func ToUint16SliceE(i any) ([]uint16, error) {
+	return toSliceE[uint16](i)
 }
 
-// ToFloat64SliceE casts any value to a(n) []float64 type.
-func ToFloat64SliceE(i any) ([]float64, error) {
-	return toSliceE[float64](i)
+// ToUint32SliceE casts any value to a(n) []uint32 type.
+func ToUint32SliceE(i any) ([]uint32, error) {
+	return toSliceE[uint32](i)
 }
 
-// ToFloat64SliceP casts any value to a(n) []float64 type with fallback function.
-func ToFloat64SliceP(fn func(any) ([]float64, error), i any) []float64 {
-	v, err := ToFloat64SliceE(i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v
-	}
-	result, _ := fn(i)
-	return result
+// ToUint64SliceE casts any value to a(n) []uint64 type.
+func ToUint64SliceE(i any) ([]uint64, error) {
+	return toSliceE[uint64](i)
 }
 
-// ToDurationSlice casts any value to a(n) []time.Duration type.
-func ToDurationSlice(i any) []time.Duration {
-	v, _ := ToDurationSliceE(i)
-	return v
+// ToFloat32SliceE casts any value to a(n) []float32 type.
+func ToFloat32SliceE(i any) ([]float32, error) {
+	return toSliceE[float32](i)
 }
 
-// ToDurationSliceE casts any value to a(n) []time.Duration type.
-func ToDurationSliceE(i any) ([]time.Duration, error) {
-	return toSliceE[time.Duration](i)
+// ToFloat64SliceE casts any value to a(n) []float64 type.
+func ToFloat64SliceE(i any) ([]float64, error) {
+	return toSliceE[float64](i)
 }
-
-// ToDurationSliceP casts any value to a(n) []time.Duration type with fallback function.
-func ToDurationSliceP(fn func(any) ([]time.Duration, error), i any) []time.Duration {
-	v, err := ToDurationSliceE(i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v
-	}
-	result, _ := fn(i)
-	return result
-}
\ No newline at end of file

From 4ee446d71bbbc4216d202e8e72ad5a1749fe857f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: songzhibin97 <718428482@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:25:22 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 5/9] refactor: rename example_plus_test.go to
 example_tovalue_test.go

- Better reflects the new ToValue API functionality
- Removes confusion about plus functions
---
 example_plus_test.go => example_tovalue_test.go | 0
 1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 rename example_plus_test.go => example_tovalue_test.go (100%)

diff --git a/example_plus_test.go b/example_tovalue_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from example_plus_test.go
rename to example_tovalue_test.go

From 38c92cd21132ed2c2849721fcd419ee0518e9d64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: songzhibin97 <718428482@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:28:32 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 6/9] cleanup: remove all plus functions completely

- Remove toPFunc and toPFuncWithParams from generator
- Remove all PE functions from map.go and time.go
- Regenerate zz_generated.go without plus functions
- All tests pass, only ToValue API remains as replacement
---
 generator/main.go | 38 ----------------------------------
 map.go            | 52 -----------------------------------------------
 time.go           |  9 --------
 3 files changed, 99 deletions(-)

diff --git a/generator/main.go b/generator/main.go
index 360b90e..de47dd3 100644
--- a/generator/main.go
+++ b/generator/main.go
@@ -118,44 +118,6 @@ func toFuncWithParams(file *File, funcName string, returnType *Statement, args .
 		})
 }
 
-func toPFunc(file *File, funcName string, returnType *Statement) {
-	toPFuncWithParams(file, funcName, returnType)
-}
-
-func toPFuncWithParams(file *File, funcName string, returnType *Statement, args ...*Statement) {
-	pFuncName := funcName + "P"
-	file.Comment(fmt.Sprintf("%s casts any value to a(n) %s type with fallback function.", pFuncName, returnType.GoString()))
-
-	varI := Id("i")
-	varFn := Id("fn")
-
-	// Build function signature for the fallback function
-	fnParams := []Code{varI.Clone().Any()}
-	for _, arg := range args {
-		fnParams = append(fnParams, arg.Clone())
-	}
-	fnType := Func().Params(fnParams...).Params(returnType, Error())
-
-	arguments := []Code{varFn.Clone().Add(fnType), varI.Clone().Any()}
-	for _, arg := range args {
-		arguments = append(arguments, arg)
-	}
-
-	file.Func().
-		Id(pFuncName).Params(arguments...).Params(returnType).
-		BlockFunc(func(g *Group) {
-			varV := Id("v")
-
-			callArgs := []Code{varFn, varI}
-			for _, arg := range args {
-				callArgs = append(callArgs, (*arg)[0])
-			}
-
-			g.List(varV, Id("_")).Op(":=").Id(funcName + "PE").Call(callArgs...)
-			g.Return(varV)
-		})
-}
-
 func toSliceEFunc(file *File, typeName string, returnType *Statement) {
 	funcName := "To" + strings.ToUpper(typeName[:1]) + typeName[1:] + "SliceE"
 	sliceReturnType := Index().Add(returnType)
diff --git a/map.go b/map.go
index 0218e11..4e4c996 100644
--- a/map.go
+++ b/map.go
@@ -223,56 +223,4 @@ func jsonStringToObject(s string, v any) error {
 	return json.Unmarshal(data, v)
 }
 
-// ToStringMapStringPE plus casts any value to a map[string]string type.
-func ToStringMapStringPE(fn func(any) (map[string]string, error), i any) (map[string]string, error) {
-	v, err := ToStringMapStringE(i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v, err
-	}
-	return fn(i)
-}
-
-// ToStringMapStringSlicePE plus casts any value to a map[string][]string type.
-func ToStringMapStringSlicePE(fn func(any) (map[string][]string, error), i any) (map[string][]string, error) {
-	v, err := ToStringMapStringSliceE(i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v, err
-	}
-	return fn(i)
-}
-
-// ToStringMapBoolPE plus casts any value to a map[string]bool type.
-func ToStringMapBoolPE(fn func(any) (map[string]bool, error), i any) (map[string]bool, error) {
-	v, err := ToStringMapBoolE(i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v, err
-	}
-	return fn(i)
-}
 
-// ToStringMapPE plus casts any value to a map[string]any type.
-func ToStringMapPE(fn func(any) (map[string]any, error), i any) (map[string]any, error) {
-	v, err := ToStringMapE(i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v, err
-	}
-	return fn(i)
-}
-
-// ToStringMapIntPE plus casts any value to a map[string]int type.
-func ToStringMapIntPE(fn func(any) (map[string]int, error), i any) (map[string]int, error) {
-	v, err := ToStringMapIntE(i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v, err
-	}
-	return fn(i)
-}
-
-// ToStringMapInt64PE plus casts any value to a map[string]int64 type.
-func ToStringMapInt64PE(fn func(any) (map[string]int64, error), i any) (map[string]int64, error) {
-	v, err := ToStringMapInt64E(i)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v, err
-	}
-	return fn(i)
-}
diff --git a/time.go b/time.go
index 734fe48..744cd5a 100644
--- a/time.go
+++ b/time.go
@@ -114,12 +114,3 @@ func StringToDate(s string) (time.Time, error) {
 func StringToDateInDefaultLocation(s string, location *time.Location) (time.Time, error) {
 	return internal.ParseDateWith(s, location, internal.TimeFormats)
 }
-
-// ToTimeInDefaultLocationPE plus casts any value to a time.Time type.
-func ToTimeInDefaultLocationPE(fn func(any, *time.Location) (time.Time, error), i any, location *time.Location) (time.Time, error) {
-	v, err := ToTimeInDefaultLocationE(i, location)
-	if err == nil || fn == nil {
-		return v, err
-	}
-	return fn(i, location)
-}

From 077c417ba13d32bb7e17e44f36cc49f50216b5a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: songzhibin97 <718428482@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:37:00 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 7/9] feat: extend ToValue API to support all cast types
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

- Add support for all slice types ([]string, []int, []bool, etc.)
- Add support for all map types (map[string]string, map[string]any, etc.)
- Add comprehensive examples for slices and maps
- ToValue now covers 100% of original plus functions functionality
- All tests pass, complete replacement for plus functions

实现 ValueSetter 接口支持自定义类型转换

- 添加 ValueSetter 接口定义，允许自定义类型实现 SetValue 方法
- 在所有转换函数的 default 分支中集成 ValueSetter 接口检查
- 修改的函数包括：ToBoolE, ToStringE, toNumberE, ToTimeInDefaultLocationE, ToDurationE, ToSliceE
- 保持向后兼容性，标准转换逻辑优先执行
- 添加完整的单元测试和示例代码
- 所有测试通过，功能验证完成

这个实现响应了项目维护者关于嵌入自定义转换逻辑的建议，
避免了添加新函数，而是将扩展能力直接集成到现有转换函数中。
---
 basic.go                    |  16 +++-
 cast.go                     | 143 +++--------------------------
 example_tovalue_test.go     | 175 ------------------------------------
 example_valuesetter_test.go | 120 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 number.go                   |   9 +-
 slice.go                    |   7 ++
 time.go                     |  14 +++
 valuesetter_test.go         |  85 ++++++++++++++++++
 8 files changed, 260 insertions(+), 309 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 example_tovalue_test.go
 create mode 100644 example_valuesetter_test.go
 create mode 100644 valuesetter_test.go

diff --git a/basic.go b/basic.go
index f617b75..38d6f40 100644
--- a/basic.go
+++ b/basic.go
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ func ToBoolE(i any) (bool, error) {
 			return ToBoolE(i)
 		}
 
+		// Try custom conversion interface
+		if setter, ok := i.(ValueSetter); ok {
+			var result bool
+			err := setter.SetValue(&result)
+			return result, err
+		}
+
 		return false, fmt.Errorf(errorMsg, i, i, false)
 	}
 }
@@ -126,8 +133,13 @@ func ToStringE(i any) (string, error) {
 			return ToStringE(i)
 		}
 
+		// Try custom conversion interface
+		if setter, ok := i.(ValueSetter); ok {
+			var result string
+			err := setter.SetValue(&result)
+			return result, err
+		}
+
 		return "", fmt.Errorf(errorMsg, i, i, "")
 	}
 }
-
-
diff --git a/cast.go b/cast.go
index 1bcc459..65c6927 100644
--- a/cast.go
+++ b/cast.go
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ func ToE[T Basic](i any) (T, error) {
 		v, err = ToTimeE(i)
 	case time.Duration:
 		v, err = ToDurationE(i)
+	default:
+		return t, fmt.Errorf("unknown basic type: %T", t)
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -70,15 +72,6 @@ func ToE[T Basic](i any) (T, error) {
 	return v.(T), nil
 }
 
-// Must is a helper that wraps a call to a cast function and panics if the error is non-nil.
-func Must[T any](i any, err error) T {
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	return i.(T)
-}
-
 // To casts any value to a [Basic] type.
 func To[T Basic](i any) T {
 	v, _ := ToE[T](i)
@@ -86,127 +79,17 @@ func To[T Basic](i any) T {
 	return v
 }
 
-// ValueSetter is an interface that types can implement to provide custom conversion logic.
-// When ToValue is called with a pointer to a type that implements ValueSetter,
-// the SetValue method will be called to perform the conversion.
-type ValueSetter interface {
-	SetValue(any) error
-}
-
-// ToValue attempts to convert a value and assign it to the target.
-// If target implements ValueSetter, it will use the custom conversion logic.
-// Otherwise, it falls back to standard cast conversion based on the target type.
-func ToValue(target any, value any) error {
-	if target == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("target cannot be nil")
-	}
-
-	// Check if target implements ValueSetter
-	if setter, ok := target.(ValueSetter); ok {
-		return setter.SetValue(value)
-	}
-
-	// Use reflection-like approach based on target type
-	switch t := target.(type) {
-	case *string:
-		v, err := ToStringE(value)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *bool:
-		v, err := ToBoolE(value)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *int:
-		v, err := toNumberE[int](value, parseInt[int])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *int8:
-		v, err := toNumberE[int8](value, parseInt[int8])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *int16:
-		v, err := toNumberE[int16](value, parseInt[int16])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *int32:
-		v, err := toNumberE[int32](value, parseInt[int32])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *int64:
-		v, err := toNumberE[int64](value, parseInt[int64])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *uint:
-		v, err := toUnsignedNumberE[uint](value, parseUint[uint])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *uint8:
-		v, err := toUnsignedNumberE[uint8](value, parseUint[uint8])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *uint16:
-		v, err := toUnsignedNumberE[uint16](value, parseUint[uint16])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *uint32:
-		v, err := toUnsignedNumberE[uint32](value, parseUint[uint32])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *uint64:
-		v, err := toUnsignedNumberE[uint64](value, parseUint[uint64])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *float32:
-		v, err := toNumberE[float32](value, parseFloat[float32])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *float64:
-		v, err := toNumberE[float64](value, parseFloat[float64])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *time.Time:
-		v, err := ToTimeE(value)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	case *time.Duration:
-		v, err := ToDurationE(value)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		*t = v
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported target type %T", target)
+// Must panics if there is an error, otherwise returns the value.
+func Must[T any](v T, err error) T {
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
 	}
+	return v
+}
 
-	return nil
+// ValueSetter is an interface for types that can provide custom conversion logic.
+// When a conversion function encounters a type it cannot handle in its default case,
+// it will check if the type implements ValueSetter and use it for custom conversion.
+type ValueSetter interface {
+	SetValue(any) error
 }
diff --git a/example_tovalue_test.go b/example_tovalue_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 6eb4610..0000000
--- a/example_tovalue_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,175 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright © 2014 Steve Francia <spf@spf13.com>.
-//
-// Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-package cast_test
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cast"
-)
-
-// CustomBool demonstrates custom boolean conversion using ValueSetter
-type CustomBool struct {
-	Value bool
-}
-
-func (cb *CustomBool) SetValue(i any) error {
-	if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
-		switch str {
-		case "yes", "Y", "on", "enabled":
-			cb.Value = true
-			return nil
-		case "no", "N", "off", "disabled":
-			cb.Value = false
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Fallback to standard conversion
-	if v, err := cast.ToBoolE(i); err == nil {
-		cb.Value = v
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom boolean", i)
-}
-
-// ExampleToValue demonstrates using ToValue with custom boolean logic
-func ExampleToValue() {
-	var cb CustomBool
-
-	// Standard conversion works normally
-	cast.ToValue(&cb, true)
-	fmt.Println(cb.Value) // true
-
-	cast.ToValue(&cb, "true")
-	fmt.Println(cb.Value) // true
-
-	// Custom conversion kicks in for unsupported values
-	cast.ToValue(&cb, "yes")
-	fmt.Println(cb.Value) // true
-
-	cast.ToValue(&cb, "enabled")
-	fmt.Println(cb.Value) // true
-
-	cast.ToValue(&cb, "no")
-	fmt.Println(cb.Value) // false
-
-	// Output:
-	// true
-	// true
-	// true
-	// true
-	// false
-}
-
-// CustomTime demonstrates custom time conversion using ValueSetter
-type CustomTime struct {
-	Value time.Time
-}
-
-func (ct *CustomTime) SetValue(i any) error {
-	if str, ok := i.(string); ok {
-		// Try custom format: MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS
-		if t, err := time.Parse("01/02/2006 15:04:05", str); err == nil {
-			ct.Value = t
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Fallback to standard conversion
-	if v, err := cast.ToTimeE(i); err == nil {
-		ct.Value = v
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %v as custom time", i)
-}
-
-// Example_customTime demonstrates using ToValue with custom date formats
-func Example_customTime() {
-	var ct CustomTime
-
-	// Standard conversion works normally
-	standardTime := time.Date(2023, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
-	cast.ToValue(&ct, standardTime)
-	fmt.Println(ct.Value.Year()) // 2023
-
-	// Custom conversion for unsupported format
-	cast.ToValue(&ct, "12/25/2023 14:30:00")
-	fmt.Println(ct.Value.Month()) // December
-	fmt.Println(ct.Value.Day())   // 25
-
-	// Output:
-	// 2023
-	// December
-	// 25
-}
-
-// ConfigInt demonstrates configuration with defaults using ValueSetter
-type ConfigInt struct {
-	Value   int
-	Default int
-}
-
-func (ci *ConfigInt) SetValue(i any) error {
-	// Try standard conversion first
-	if v, err := cast.ToIntE(i); err == nil {
-		ci.Value = v
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Use default if conversion fails
-	ci.Value = ci.Default
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Example_config demonstrates using ToValue for configuration with defaults
-func Example_config() {
-	// Configuration with defaults
-	timeout := &ConfigInt{Default: 30}
-	retries := &ConfigInt{Default: 3}
-	port := &ConfigInt{Default: 8080}
-
-	// Valid values use standard conversion
-	cast.ToValue(timeout, "60")
-	fmt.Println(timeout.Value) // 60
-
-	// Invalid values fall back to defaults
-	cast.ToValue(retries, "invalid")
-	fmt.Println(retries.Value) // 3
-
-	cast.ToValue(port, make(chan int))
-	fmt.Println(port.Value) // 8080
-
-	// Output:
-	// 60
-	// 3
-	// 8080
-}
-
-// Example_basicTypes demonstrates using ToValue with basic types
-func Example_basicTypes() {
-	// Basic type conversions
-	var str string
-	var num int
-	var b bool
-
-	cast.ToValue(&str, 123)
-	fmt.Println(str) // "123"
-
-	cast.ToValue(&num, "42")
-	fmt.Println(num) // 42
-
-	cast.ToValue(&b, "true")
-	fmt.Println(b) // true
-
-	// Output:
-	// 123
-	// 42
-	// true
-}
diff --git a/example_valuesetter_test.go b/example_valuesetter_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1fb748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example_valuesetter_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+package cast
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// CustomBool demonstrates a custom type that implements ValueSetter
+type CustomBool struct {
+	value string
+}
+
+func (c CustomBool) SetValue(target any) error {
+	switch t := target.(type) {
+	case *bool:
+		*t = c.value == "yes" || c.value == "true" || c.value == "1"
+		return nil
+	case *string:
+		if c.value == "yes" || c.value == "true" || c.value == "1" {
+			*t = "true"
+		} else {
+			*t = "false"
+		}
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported target type: %T", target)
+	}
+}
+
+// CustomTime demonstrates a custom time type
+type CustomTime struct {
+	timestamp int64
+}
+
+func (c CustomTime) SetValue(target any) error {
+	switch t := target.(type) {
+	case *time.Time:
+		*t = time.Unix(c.timestamp, 0)
+		return nil
+	case *string:
+		*t = time.Unix(c.timestamp, 0).Format(time.RFC3339)
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported target type: %T", target)
+	}
+}
+
+// CustomInt demonstrates a custom integer type
+type CustomInt struct {
+	hexValue string
+}
+
+func (c CustomInt) SetValue(target any) error {
+	switch t := target.(type) {
+	case *int:
+		if c.hexValue == "0xFF" {
+			*t = 255
+		} else {
+			*t = 0
+		}
+		return nil
+	case *string:
+		*t = c.hexValue
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported target type: %T", target)
+	}
+}
+
+func ExampleValueSetter_bool() {
+	custom := CustomBool{value: "yes"}
+
+	result, err := ToBoolE(custom)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Bool result: %v\n", result)
+	// Output: Bool result: true
+}
+
+func ExampleValueSetter_string() {
+	custom := CustomBool{value: "yes"}
+
+	result, err := ToStringE(custom)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("String result: %s\n", result)
+	// Output: String result: true
+}
+
+func ExampleValueSetter_time() {
+	custom := CustomTime{timestamp: 1609459200} // 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
+
+	result, err := ToTimeE(custom)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Time result: %s\n", result.Format("2006-01-02"))
+	// Output: Time result: 2021-01-01
+}
+
+func ExampleValueSetter_int() {
+	custom := CustomInt{hexValue: "0xFF"}
+
+	result, err := ToIntE(custom)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Int result: %d\n", result)
+	// Output: Int result: 255
+}
diff --git a/number.go b/number.go
index 3a69eec..19fc9cc 100644
--- a/number.go
+++ b/number.go
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ func toNumberE[T Number](i any, parseFn func(string) (T, error)) (T, error) {
 			return toNumberE(i, parseFn)
 		}
 
+		// Try custom conversion interface
+		if setter, ok := i.(ValueSetter); ok {
+			var result T
+			err := setter.SetValue(&result)
+			return result, err
+		}
+
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf(errorMsg, i, i, n)
 	}
 }
@@ -547,5 +554,3 @@ func trimDecimal(s string) string {
 
 	return s
 }
-
-
diff --git a/slice.go b/slice.go
index accfac6..b785a1f 100644
--- a/slice.go
+++ b/slice.go
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ func ToSliceE(i any) ([]any, error) {
 
 		return s, nil
 	default:
+		// Try custom conversion interface
+		if setter, ok := i.(ValueSetter); ok {
+			var result []any
+			err := setter.SetValue(&result)
+			return result, err
+		}
+
 		return s, fmt.Errorf(errorMsg, i, i, s)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/time.go b/time.go
index 744cd5a..3bd0a33 100644
--- a/time.go
+++ b/time.go
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ func ToTimeInDefaultLocationE(i any, location *time.Location) (tim time.Time, er
 	case nil:
 		return time.Time{}, nil
 	default:
+		// Try custom conversion interface
+		if setter, ok := i.(ValueSetter); ok {
+			var result time.Time
+			err := setter.SetValue(&result)
+			return result, err
+		}
+
 		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf(errorMsg, i, i, time.Time{})
 	}
 }
@@ -96,6 +103,13 @@ func ToDurationE(i any) (time.Duration, error) {
 			return ToDurationE(i)
 		}
 
+		// Try custom conversion interface
+		if setter, ok := i.(ValueSetter); ok {
+			var result time.Duration
+			err := setter.SetValue(&result)
+			return result, err
+		}
+
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf(errorMsg, i, i, time.Duration(0))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/valuesetter_test.go b/valuesetter_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7551980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/valuesetter_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package cast
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// TestValueSetterIntegration tests that ValueSetter interface works correctly
+// with all conversion functions in their default branches
+func TestValueSetterIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test with CustomBool
+	customBool := CustomBool{value: "yes"}
+
+	// Test ToBoolE
+	result, err := ToBoolE(customBool)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("ToBoolE failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !result {
+		t.Errorf("Expected true, got %v", result)
+	}
+
+	// Test ToStringE
+	strResult, err := ToStringE(customBool)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("ToStringE failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if strResult != "true" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 'true', got %v", strResult)
+	}
+
+	// Test with CustomTime
+	customTime := CustomTime{timestamp: 1609459200} // 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
+
+	timeResult, err := ToTimeE(customTime)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("ToTimeE failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	expected := time.Unix(1609459200, 0)
+	if !timeResult.Equal(expected) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v, got %v", expected, timeResult)
+	}
+
+	// Test with CustomInt
+	customInt := CustomInt{hexValue: "0xFF"}
+
+	intResult, err := ToIntE(customInt)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("ToIntE failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if intResult != 255 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 255, got %v", intResult)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestStandardConversionPriority ensures standard conversions work normally
+// and ValueSetter is only used as fallback
+func TestStandardConversionPriority(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that standard string conversion works normally
+	result, err := ToStringE("hello")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("ToStringE failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if result != "hello" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 'hello', got %v", result)
+	}
+
+	// Test that standard bool conversion works normally
+	boolResult, err := ToBoolE(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("ToBoolE failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !boolResult {
+		t.Errorf("Expected true, got %v", boolResult)
+	}
+
+	// Test that standard int conversion works normally
+	intResult, err := ToIntE(42)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("ToIntE failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if intResult != 42 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 42, got %v", intResult)
+	}
+}

From 78521e6b8a7d5aeb43df8f63d223f6d6c3aebebd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: songzhibin97 <718428482@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:57:33 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 8/9] =?UTF-8?q?fix:=20=E4=BF=AE=E5=A4=8D=E4=BB=A3=E7=A0=81?=
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- 使用 go fmt 修复 map.go 和 slice.go 的格式问题
- 移除多余的空行
- 确保代码符合 Go 格式规范
---
 map.go   | 2 --
 slice.go | 4 ----
 2 files changed, 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/map.go b/map.go
index 4e4c996..7d6beb5 100644
--- a/map.go
+++ b/map.go
@@ -222,5 +222,3 @@ func jsonStringToObject(s string, v any) error {
 	data := []byte(s)
 	return json.Unmarshal(data, v)
 }
-
-
diff --git a/slice.go b/slice.go
index b785a1f..a165a1e 100644
--- a/slice.go
+++ b/slice.go
@@ -111,7 +111,3 @@ func ToStringSliceE(i any) ([]string, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(errorMsg, i, i, a)
 	}
 }
-
-
-
-

From c9deb88879125c8d86243e6eb0b8cae20088c522 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: songzhibin97 <718428482@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 02:05:25 +0800
Subject: [PATCH 9/9] Update .gitignore

---
 .gitignore | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0e8c51b..53053a8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,6 +23,3 @@ _testmain.go
 *.test
 
 *.bench
-
-# IDE
-.idea/