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# reflectx
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The sqlx package has special reflect needs. In particular, it needs to:
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* be able to map a name to a field
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* understand embedded structs
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* understand mapping names to fields by a particular tag
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* user specified name -> field mapping functions
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These behaviors mimic the behaviors by the standard library marshallers and also the
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behavior of standard Go accessors.
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The first two are amply taken care of by `Reflect.Value.FieldByName`, and the third is
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addressed by `Reflect.Value.FieldByNameFunc`, but these don't quite understand struct
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tags in the ways that are vital to most marshallers, and they are slow.
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This reflectx package extends reflect to achieve these goals.
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