(Point. x y) is resolved as if "Point." was a special form. Nothing Lisp-2 about it. :)
On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:48 AM, Mars0i <marsh...@logical.net> wrote: > OK, I get it now. By using Point. I'm ... temporarily descending into the > Java world, on top of which Clojure is built. > > By using ->Point I remain in the more harmonious Clojure world, which > usually hides the darkness of Java from me. > > (No offense meant to Java afficionados. One of the things I love about > Clojure is its Java interop.) > > On Thursday, October 31, 2013 10:38:31 AM UTC-5, Mauricio Aldazosa wrote: > >> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Mars0i <mars...@logical.net> wrote: >> >>> Excellent. Thanks Tassilo. I had attempted to do the same sort of >>> thing using >>> Point. >>> rather than >>> ->Point >>> which didn't work: >>> user => (doc Point.) >>> nil >>> user=> Point. >>> CompilerException java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Point., >>> compiling:(NO_SOURCE_PATH:0:0) >>> user=> ->Point >>> #<user$eval254$__GT_Point__269 user$eval254$__GT_Point__269@ >>> 3c90fa05> >>> >>> I had assumed that Point. and ->Point were the same thing, but they are >>> apparently not. ->Point names something real, while Point. is just some >>> kind of magic, I guess. >>> >> >> The thing to remember here is that by defining a record you are creating >> a new Java class. As a convenience a factory function (Point->) is created >> for you, but you can always create instances of your record via the >> constructor (Point.). Point. is a macro that expands to (new Point). >> >> Take a look at http://clojure.org/datatypes for an introduction of what >> is going on when you use defrecord and http://clojure.org/java_ >> interop#Java%20Interop-The%20Dot%20special%20form-(new% >> 20Classname%20args*) for the constructor documentation. >> >> Mauricio >> > -- > -- > 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
