errors/cause.go

// +build !go1.13

package errors

// Cause recursively unwraps an error chain and returns the underlying cause of
// the error, if possible. An error value has a cause if it implements the
// following interface:
//
//     type causer interface {
//            Cause() error
//     }
//
// If the error does not implement Cause, the original error will
// be returned. If the error is nil, nil will be returned without further
// investigation.
func Cause(err error) error {
	type causer interface {
		Cause() error
	}

	for err != nil {
		cause, ok := err.(causer)
		if !ok {
			break
		}
		err = cause.Cause()
	}
	return err
}