On 02/12/2016 01:37 PM, Alan Thompson wrote: > Hey - Just saw something on the clojure.core/type function: > > > > (defn type > "Returns the :type metadata of x, or its Class if none" > {:added "1.0" > :static true} > [x] > (or (get (meta x) :type) (class x))) > > > > I have never seen this before, and it appears the :type metadata is not > used in the clojure.core source code itself. Is this ever used for > anything or is it just a vestigial remnant from long ago? > > Alan
It is used by the printing system (see core_print.clj). If I write a multimethod that is dispatching on type/class whatever, `type` is the first function I reach for. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- And what is good, Phaedrus, And what is not good— Need we ask anyone to tell us these things? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.