names

names(x::Module[, all=false[, imported=false]])

Get an array of the names exported by a Module, with optionally more Module globals according to the additional parameters.

Examples

Get the names of exported functions in a module:

julia> module MyModule
          export foo, bar, baz
          function foo()
              println("This is foo")
          end
          function bar()
              println("This is bar")
          end
          function baz()
              println("This is baz")
          end
      end

julia> names(MyModule)
3-element Array{Symbol,1}:
:bar
:baz
:foo

This example returns an array of symbols representing the names of the functions exported by the module MyModule.

Get all names in a module, including imported names:
```
julia> using LinearAlgebra

julia> names(Main, all=true)
4-element Array{Symbol,1}:
:LinearAlgebra
:Main
:MyModule
:Sys
```
Here, names is used to retrieve all names in the Main module, including imported modules like LinearAlgebra.
Get only the imported names in a module:
```
julia> using Statistics

julia> names(Main, all=false, imported=true)
1-element Array{Symbol,1}:
:Statistics
```
In this example, names is used to fetch only the imported module names in the Main module.

Common mistake example:

julia> module MyModule
           export foo, bar, baz
           function foo()
               println("This is foo")
           end
           function bar()
               println("This is bar")
           end
           function baz()
               println("This is baz")
           end
       end

julia> names(MyModule, all=true)
ERROR: MethodError: no method matching names(::Module, ::Bool)

In this example, the names function is mistakenly used with the all parameter on a module. The all parameter is applicable only when used with the Main module.

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