Yikes! Try ((juxt (comp ns-name :ns) :name) (meta (resolve 'inc))) - name information is stored on the var's meta in a clojure-friendly way - no need to use undocumented behavior on the java internals.
On Monday, November 12, 2012 11:05:15 AM UTC-8, Ambrose Bonnaire-Sergeant wrote: > > Evil, but this is the solution I use: > > (let [v (resolve 'a)] > (symbol (str (ns-name (.ns v))) (str (.sym v)))) > > I'd love to know a better way. > > Thanks, > Ambrose > > On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 1:46 AM, johnstok <k.w.jo...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> I was looking at combining the namespace and resolve functions: >> >> user=> (def x 5) >> #'user/x >> user=> (resolve 'x) >> #'user/x >> user=> (namespace 'user/x) >> "user" >> user=> (namespace 'x) >> nil >> user=> (namespace (resolve 'x)) >> ClassCastException clojure.lang.Var cannot be cast to clojure.lang.Named >> clojure.core/namespace (core.clj:1497) >> >> In the final expression I was expecting to get the value "user". >> >> Having read the doc's I understand that the return type from resolve is >> not compatible with namespace: >> >> namespace: Returns the namespace String of a symbol or keyword, or nil >> if not present. >> resolve: Returns the var or Class to which a symbol will be resolved >> in the current namespace else nil. >> >> Question: given a symbol 'x' how can I determine the 'fully qualified' >> symbol (i.e. 'user/x')? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Clojure" group. >> To post to this group, send email to clo...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with >> your first post. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >> 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
