Steve, On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 12:48, Steve Purcell <st...@sanityinc.com> wrote: > On 7 Jun 2010, at 12:43, Steve Purcell wrote: > >> Empty seqs are logically true, so your "if" condition is always true. > > > Apologies; I'm talking rubbish: > > user=> (if '() (println "truthy")) > truthy > nil > user=> (if (seq '()) (println "truthy")) > nil
So the seq is the important bit then. A seq with nothing left in it is false, but an empty list is true. cheers, Bruce -- 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
