reflect.Value.MethodByName
standard libraryThe 2837th most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 314 times across 109 modules; 212 of those run outside tests and generated code.
1% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (210 → 212)
- prod calls
- 212
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 314
- total callsites
- modules
- 109
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 15%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 32%
- 102 calls
- resolved
- 100%
- to a known target
resolution mix
How each call resolves
How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →
- Concrete method100%A method on a value whose type is known exactly.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Value.MethodByName from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Kubernetes 9 4%
- Hugo 4 2%
- Protocol Buffers 4 2%
- Harbor 3 1%
- CockroachDB 2 <1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 314, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
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ardanlabs/gotraining @v0.0.0-20260512011504-4ae5a46bfc66
in loop -
astaxie/beego @v1.12.3
in loop -
beego/beego @v1.12.14
in loop -
beego/beego/v2 @v2.3.10
in loop - in loop
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go-gorm/gorm @v1.31.2
in loop -
golang/go @v0.0.0-20260920011835-f043823a99a4
in loop - in loop
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jinzhu/copier @v0.4.0
in loop - in loop
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nrdcg/oci-go-sdk/common/v1065 @v1065.125.0
http.go:708
in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Value.MethodByName most in this snapshot.
- github.com/therecipe/qt175%
- github.com/gogf/gf134%
- github.com/gogf/gf/v2134%
- cloud.google.com/go/storage124%
- github.com/cactus/go-statsd-client/statsd124%
siblings
More from reflect
The other most-called members in this package. See all →