package main
import (
"reflect"
"log"
)
type Person struct {
Name string
}
func main() {
newitem := reflect.New(reflect.ValueOf(Person{}).Type())
log.Println(reflect.TypeOf(newitem)) // shows reflect.Value
log.Println(newitem.Type().Kind()) // shows it is a ptr
log.Println(reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(newitem))) // this line does not cause panic
log.Println(reflect.ValueOf(newitem).Elem()) // this line causes panic
}