One takes a coll and the other a list of arguments

user=> (set [1 1])

#{1}

user=> (hash-set 1 1)

#{1}


On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 4:49 PM, Alan Thompson <thompson2...@gmail.com>wrote:

> OK, this one has me stumped.  What is the difference between
> clojure.core/set and clojure.core/hash-set  ???   The source code is almost
> identical.  Is one to be preferred over the other depending on
> circumstances?
> Alan
>
> (defn set
>   "Returns a set of the distinct elements of coll."
>   {:added "1.0"
>    :static true}
>   [coll] (clojure.lang.PersistentHashSet/create (seq coll)))
>
>
> (defn hash-set
>   "Returns a new hash set with supplied keys."
>   {:added "1.0"
>    :static true}
>   ([] #{})
>   ([& keys]
>    (clojure.lang.PersistentHashSet/createWithCheck keys)))
>
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