A StringBuilder is not a Java String... neither is it a StringBuffer :))) user=> (string? (.toString (java.lang.StringBuilder. "hello"))) true user=>
because: user=> (.getClass (java.lang.StringBuilder. "hello")) java.lang.StringBuilder and user=> (.getClass (.toString (java.lang.StringBuilder. "hello"))) java.lang.String user=> (.getClass "ABCDE") java.lang.String Clojure uses Java String, not StringBuffer or StringBuilder as it's String representation. You can write your own predicate if you need one. Luc On Sat, 2008-11-08 at 23:07 -0700, Brian Doyle wrote: > This seems like a bug returning false for StringBuilder. > > user=> (string? (new java.lang.String "hello")) > true > > user=> (string? (new java.lang.StringBuilder "hello")) > false > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---