Re: problem with take-while

2011-07-27 Thread Michael Wood
On 27 July 2011 00:03, axyzxp axy...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, experimenting with clojure API i had this: user= (take-while #(= (mod 20 %) 0) (apply (fn [x y] (rest (range (max x y [10 20])) (1 2) but i expect to have (1 2 5 10) because of (apply (fn [x y] (rest (range (max x y [10

Re: problem with take-while

2011-07-27 Thread axyzxp
thanks guys, now everything is clearer to me. I really apreciate your help -- 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

Re: problem with take-while

2011-07-27 Thread Ken Wesson
On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 1:51 PM, axyzxp axy...@gmail.com wrote: thanks guys, now everything is clearer to me. I really apreciate your help You're welcome. -- Protege: What is this seething mass of parentheses?! Master: Your father's Lisp REPL. This is the language of a true hacker. Not as

problem with take-while

2011-07-26 Thread axyzxp
Hi, experimenting with clojure API i had this: user= (take-while #(= (mod 20 %) 0) (apply (fn [x y] (rest (range (max x y [10 20])) (1 2) but i expect to have (1 2 5 10) because of (apply (fn [x y] (rest (range (max x y [10 20]) returns (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19)

Re: problem with take-while

2011-07-26 Thread Stephen C. Gilardi
user= (take-while #(= (mod 20 %) 0) (apply (fn [x y] (rest (range (max x y [10 20])) (1 2) but i expect to have (1 2 5 10) because of (apply (fn [x y] (rest (range (max x y [10 20]) returns (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19) and (mod 20 5) and (mod 20 10) should

Re: problem with take-while

2011-07-26 Thread Ken Wesson
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Stephen C. Gilardi squee...@mac.com wrote: user= (take-while #(= (mod 20 %) 0) (apply (fn [x y] (rest (range (max x y [10 20])) (1 2) but i expect to have (1 2 5 10) because of (apply (fn [x y] (rest (range (max x y [10 20]) returns (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Re: problem with take-while

2011-07-26 Thread OGINO Masanori
Because take-while takes while (= (mod 20 %) 0) and (= (mod 20 3) 0) returns false. Use filter, but be careful filter will hung up with infinite sequences. -- Name: OGINO Masanori (荻野 雅紀) E-mail: masanori.og...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: problem with take-while

2011-07-26 Thread OGINO Masanori
filter will hung up with infinite sequences. is incorrect. Sorry. filter may hung if you request something impossible. For (silly) example, (second (filter even? (range))) returns 2. However (second (filter zero? (range))) goes in search of the second zero in natural numbers... -- Name: OGINO