flag.Value.String
standard libraryThe 4522nd most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 178 times across 65 modules; 136 of those run outside tests and generated code.
1% in production calls vs 2026-W39 (134 → 136)
- prod calls
- 136
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 178
- total callsites
- modules
- 65
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 4%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 24%
- 42 calls
- resolved
- 0%
- 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 →
- Interface method100%Called through an interface. The runtime target may differ.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Value.String from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Grafana 14 10%
- Kubernetes 12 9%
- KubeVirt 9 7%
- Consul 6 4%
- Tailscale 6 4%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 178, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
- in loop
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k8s.io/kubernetes @v1.37.1
test/utils/ktesting/tcontext.go:237
in loop - in loop
- in loop
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etcd-io/etcd @v2.3.8+incompatible
in loop test -
coreos/etcd @v2.3.8+incompatible
in loop test -
dexidp/dex @v0.6.1
in loop test -
urfave/cli/v2 @v2.27.7
in loop test -
etcd-io/etcd @v2.3.8+incompatible
in loop test -
coreos/etcd @v2.3.8+incompatible
in loop test -
dexidp/dex @v0.6.1
in loop test
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Value.String most in this snapshot.
- github.com/urfave/cli/v2137%
- github.com/urfave/cli106%
- github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt95%
- kubevirt.io/kubevirt95%
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes74%
siblings
More from flag
The other most-called members in this package. See all →