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outputs the function name.
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// Copyright 2018 Jasti Sri Radhe Shyam | |
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// MIT License : https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT | |
// Get the fucntion name that called this fucntion | |
// @args levelArg ...int `to set the level (depth of stack) for that function name` | |
// levelArg --> 2 ,then caller function name | |
// levelArg --> 3, then callers caller function name | |
// levelArg --> n, then n-2th callers caller name | |
// levelArg --> 1, then function being called that is "CallerName" function it self | |
func CallerName(levelArg ...int) string { | |
// level is a variable that sets the level of stack of functions | |
var level int | |
// Check the argument | |
// If no arguments then default value of level = 2 | |
// else first argument is assigened to level | |
if len(levelArg) == 0 { | |
level = 2 | |
} else { | |
level = levelArg[0] | |
} | |
// we get the callers as uintptrs - but we just need 1 | |
fpcs := make([]uintptr, 1) | |
// skip levels to get to the caller of whoever called Caller() | |
n := runtime.Callers(level, fpcs) | |
if n == 0 { | |
return "No function in the stack at the skip level : "+ strconv.Itoa(level) | |
} | |
// get the info of the actual function that's in the pointer | |
function := runtime.FuncForPC(fpcs[0]) | |
if function == nil { | |
return "No function name is available" | |
} | |
// split the string e.g: main.functionName = main , functionName | |
functionSplit := strings.Split(function.Name(), ".") | |
// return the function name | |
// Gets the last element of the array(Slice) functionSplit and removes inconsistency | |
// For example: | |
// main.(*ABC).MyFunc --> MyFunc (with Structure) | |
// main.MyFunc --> MyFunc (Without Structure) | |
return functionSplit[len(functionSplit)-1] | |
} |
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Requires Import : "runtime", "strings", "strconv"
Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35212985/is-it-possible-get-information-about-caller-function-in-golang