Thank you Laurent. You said exactly what I meant, it's not a user defined symbol.. it's a "lib"...
I'm not really sure why this is such an issue. The name of the Java class contains a $. If you want to use that class, you use a $. If you're defining a symbol, the docs on http://clojure.org/reader don't list $ as a valid character. If you want to guarantee you don't have an issue in the future, don't use a $. If you're okay with possibly having an issue in the future, use whatever character you like. A character doesn't need to be "valid" to be used, and the docs don't state that using $ is "invalid". The docs make a guarantee on specific characters, what you do with that information is completely up to "consenting adults" On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Laurent PETIT <laurent.pe...@gmail.com>wrote: > 2012/4/30 Ben Smith-Mannschott <bsmith.o...@gmail.com> > >> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 18:22, Jay Fields <j...@jayfields.com> wrote: >> > Foo$Bar is the name of the class, and $ is a valid character in a Java >> class >> > name. Foo$Bar is not a clojure symbol. >> >> Sure it is. The reader has to read it somehow. Otherwise the compiler >> will have nothing to work with. Also: >> >> user=> (symbol? (read-string "foo$bar")) >> true >> >> But, since $ isn't documented as being a valid character in a symbol, >> I guess it's one of those cases of "undefined behavior". Perhaps >> Clojure's own interop shouldn't build on undefined behavior? >> > > Shouldn't that be interpreted as : $ is a reserved character in symbols, > and you cannot create symbols with $ inside them. That is, what is valid > symbol construction from the consumer side is not the same of what is the > set of accepted symbols from the reader library author side ... ? > > >> >> // ben >> >> > >> > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Philip Potter < >> philip.g.pot...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Note that, even though this works, $ is not a valid character in a >> >> clojure symbol. >> >> >> >> See >> >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/clojure/browse_thread/thread/5af5d892f2e84212/0c5dc6b6a1578f07?#0c5dc6b6a1578f07 >> >> >> >> and http://clojure.org/reader >> >> >> >> So: is the behaviour discussed intentional? If so, should $ be made >> >> explicitly valid in symbols? >> >> >> >> Phil >> >> >> >> On 30 April 2012 16:59, Jay Fields <j...@jayfields.com> wrote: >> >> > That's correct. You'll want to make sure you (:import Foo$Bar) also. >> >> > >> >> > more >> >> > >> >> > info: >> http://blog.jayfields.com/2011/01/clojure-using-java-inner-classes.html >> >> > >> >> > Cheers, Jay >> >> > >> >> > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Tassilo Horn < >> tass...@member.fsf.org> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> nick rothwell <n...@cassiel.com> writes: >> >> >> >> >> >> > I'm faced with the following in some legacy code: >> >> >> > >> >> >> > public interface Foo { interface Bar { ... String BAZ = "baz"; >> ... }} >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Is there any way of accessing Foo.Bar.BAZ in the Clojure world? >> I've >> >> >> > tried various combinations of proxying and reifying with no joy. >> >> >> >> >> >> Not tested, but I think it's Foo$Bar/BAZ. >> >> >> >> >> >> Bye, >> >> >> Tassilo >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> 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 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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 >> > >> > >> > -- >> > 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 >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > -- > 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 > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. 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