getAttr

builtins.getAttr

Primop

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Takes 2 arguments

s, set

getAttr returns the attribute named s from set. Evaluation aborts if the attribute doesn’t exist. This is a dynamic version of the . operator, since s is an expression rather than an identifier.

This function is not defined in a .nix file. It is likely a builtins function or an alias of a builtins function. builtins functions are predefined functions provided by Nix.

Noogle detected

Aliases

lib.getAttr
lib.attrsets.getAttr

Detected Type

getAttr :: String -> AttrSet -> a

Implementation

This function is implemented in c++ and is part of the native nix runtime.