On Thursday 11 December 2008 07:41, samppi wrote: > Great article, but I'm not sure this part in the keyword section is > correct: > > "Keywords exist simply because, as you'll see, it's useful to have > names in code which are symbol-like but not actually symbols. > Keywords have no concept of being namespace qualified as they have > nothing to do with namespaces." > > Isn't it possible to qualify keywords like :clojure/tag?
It is. Furthermore, keywords have the fascinating property of being functions over maps, effecting look-up of their entry, if any, in the map to which they're applied. Symmetrically, and more conventionally, maps are functions of keywords. Both cute _and_ clever. And functional. Randall Schulz --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
