Extract a named field in Julia – getfield() Method

The getfield() is an inbuilt function in julia which is used to extract a named field from the specified value of composite type.

Syntax:
getfield(value, name::Symbol)

Parameters:

• value: Specified value of composite type.
• name::Symbol: Specified symbol.

Returns: It returns the extracted named field from the specified value of composite type.

Example 1:

# Julia program to illustrate
# the use of getfield() method

# Getting the extracted named field
# from the specified value of composite type.
a = 5//2
println(getfield(a, :num))

Output:

5

Example 2:

# Julia program to illustrate
# the use of getfield() method

# Getting the extracted named field
# from the specified value of composite type.
a = 7//3
println(getfield(a, :num))

Output:

7