Is there ever any reason to use memfn as opposed to ordinary functions, i.e.
(def div (fn [x y] (.divide x y))) On Feb 5, 4:20 pm, ataggart <alex.tagg...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Feb 5, 12:34 pm, Nicolas Buduroi <nbudu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, I'm searching for a way of applying a sequence of arguments to a > > Java method, but haven't found anything yet. Tried to write a macro > > for it and don't even see how that would be possible. Is there a way > > to do that? > > > Thanks > > > - budu > > You could also use memfn. > > user=> (def div (memfn divide val)) > #'user/div > user=> (def x (BigInteger. "6")) > #'user/x > user=> (def y (BigInteger. "2")) > #'user/y > user=> (div x y) > 3 > user=> (apply div [x y]) > 3 > > Though it requires reflection. To deal with that you could make your > own type-hinted function: > > user=> (defn div [#^BigInteger x #^BigInteger y] (.divide x > y)) > #'user/div > user=> (apply div [x y]) > 3 -- 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
