1{{var "v"}} := {{if not isArray}}*{{end}}{{ .Varname }}
2{{var "h"}}, {{var "l"}} := z.DecSliceHelperStart() {{/* // helper, containerLenS */}}{{if not isArray}}
3var {{var "c"}} bool {{/* // changed */}}
4_ = {{var "c"}}{{end}}
5if {{var "l"}} == 0 {
6	{{if isSlice }}if {{var "v"}} == nil {
7		{{var "v"}} = []{{ .Typ }}{}
8		{{var "c"}} = true
9	} else if len({{var "v"}}) != 0 {
10		{{var "v"}} = {{var "v"}}[:0]
11		{{var "c"}} = true
12	} {{else if isChan }}if {{var "v"}} == nil {
13		{{var "v"}} = make({{ .CTyp }}, 0)
14		{{var "c"}} = true
15	} {{end}}
16} else {
17	{{var "hl"}} := {{var "l"}} > 0
18	var {{var "rl"}} int
19	_ =  {{var "rl"}}
20	{{if isSlice }} if {{var "hl"}} {
21	if {{var "l"}} > cap({{var "v"}}) {
22		{{var "rl"}} = z.DecInferLen({{var "l"}}, z.DecBasicHandle().MaxInitLen, {{ .Size }})
23		if {{var "rl"}} <= cap({{var "v"}}) {
24			{{var "v"}} = {{var "v"}}[:{{var "rl"}}]
25		} else {
26			{{var "v"}} = make([]{{ .Typ }}, {{var "rl"}})
27		}
28		{{var "c"}} = true
29	} else if {{var "l"}} != len({{var "v"}}) {
30		{{var "v"}} = {{var "v"}}[:{{var "l"}}]
31		{{var "c"}} = true
32	}
33	} {{end}}
34	var {{var "j"}} int
35    // var {{var "dn"}} bool
36	for {{var "j"}} = 0; ({{var "hl"}} && {{var "j"}} < {{var "l"}}) || !({{var "hl"}} || r.CheckBreak()); {{var "j"}}++ { // bounds-check-elimination
37		{{if not isArray}} if {{var "j"}} == 0 && {{var "v"}} == nil {
38			if {{var "hl"}} {
39				{{var "rl"}} = z.DecInferLen({{var "l"}}, z.DecBasicHandle().MaxInitLen, {{ .Size }})
40			} else {
41				{{var "rl"}} = {{if isSlice}}8{{else if isChan}}64{{end}}
42			}
43			{{var "v"}} = make({{if isSlice}}[]{{ .Typ }}{{else if isChan}}{{.CTyp}}{{end}}, {{var "rl"}})
44			{{var "c"}} = true
45		}{{end}}
46		{{var "h"}}.ElemContainerState({{var "j"}})
47        {{/* {{var "dn"}} = r.TryDecodeAsNil() */}}{{/* commented out, as decLineVar handles this already each time */}}
48        {{if isChan}}{{ $x := printf "%[1]vvcx%[2]v" .TempVar .Rand }}var {{$x}} {{ .Typ }}
49		{{ decLineVar $x }}
50		{{var "v"}} <- {{ $x }}
51        // println(">>>> sending ", {{ $x }}, " into ", {{var "v"}}) // TODO: remove this
52        {{else}}{{/* // if indefinite, etc, then expand the slice if necessary */}}
53		var {{var "db"}} bool
54		if {{var "j"}} >= len({{var "v"}}) {
55			{{if isSlice }} {{var "v"}} = append({{var "v"}}, {{ zero }})
56			{{var "c"}} = true
57			{{else}} z.DecArrayCannotExpand(len(v), {{var "j"}}+1); {{var "db"}} = true
58			{{end}}
59		}
60		if {{var "db"}} {
61			z.DecSwallow()
62		} else {
63			{{ $x := printf "%[1]vv%[2]v[%[1]vj%[2]v]" .TempVar .Rand }}{{ decLineVar $x }}
64		}
65        {{end}}
66	}
67	{{if isSlice}} if {{var "j"}} < len({{var "v"}}) {
68		{{var "v"}} = {{var "v"}}[:{{var "j"}}]
69		{{var "c"}} = true
70	} else if {{var "j"}} == 0 && {{var "v"}} == nil {
71		{{var "v"}} = make([]{{ .Typ }}, 0)
72		{{var "c"}} = true
73	} {{end}}
74}
75{{var "h"}}.End()
76{{if not isArray }}if {{var "c"}} {
77	*{{ .Varname }} = {{var "v"}}
78}{{end}}
79