Nope, that doesn't actually work... On Sunday, July 20, 2014 8:57:47 PM UTC-4, Sam Raker wrote: > > Wait. Should be: > > (defn f [& args] (let [default-args-atom (atom {:a 1 :b 2 :c 3 :d 4}) kwds > [:a :b :c :d] > kwargs (map-indexed (fn [idx arg] (if > (keyword? arg) (swap! default-args-atom assoc arg (get args (inc idx))) > (swap! a assoc (get kwds idx) arg))) args)] > (function-that-actually-does-what-i-want-to-do (:a @default-args-atom) > (:b @default-args-atom) (:c @default-args-atom) (:d @default-args-atom))) > > because there's no guarantee (vec (keys @default-args-atom)) will return > the keys in the same order every time. > > On Sunday, July 20, 2014 8:45:02 PM UTC-4, Sam Raker wrote: >> >> I hacked this together: >> >> (defn f [& args] (let [default-args-atom (atom {:a 1 :b 2 :c 3 :d 4}) >> kwds (vec (keys @default-args-atom)) >> kwargs (map-indexed (fn [idx arg] (if >> (keyword? arg) (swap! default-args-atom assoc arg (get args (inc idx))) >> (swap! a assoc (get kwds idx) arg))) args)] >> (function-that-actually-does-what-i-want-to-do (:a >> @default-args-atom) (:b @default-args-atom) (:c @default-args-atom) (:d >> @default-args-atom))) >> >> But it seems kind of gross to me. Is there a cleaner solution? >> >> On Sunday, July 20, 2014 8:16:55 PM UTC-4, Alex Baranosky wrote: >>> >>> You can get keyword args like this: >>> >>> (defn f [& {:keys [a b c d] >>> :or {a 1 b 2 c 3 d 4}}] >>> [a b c d]) >>> >>> But you cannot also get the ability to call: >>> (f 5 6 7 8) >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 4:13 PM, Sam Raker <sam....@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm trying to write a function that takes (up to) 4 arguments. I want >>>> to be able to supply every argument positionally, with a keyword or as a >>>> default, so that >>>> >>>> (f) >>>> (f 1) >>>> (f 1 2) >>>> (f 1 2 3) >>>> (f 1 2 3 4) >>>> (f 1 :b 2) >>>> (f 1 2 :c 3) >>>> ... >>>> (f :a 1 :b 2 :c 3 :d 4) >>>> >>>> are all equivalent. In Python, I could do this by >>>> >>>> def f(a=1,b=2,c=3,d=4):... >>>> >>>> but I'm not sure how to do it in Clojure. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>>> 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 >>>> 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+u...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>>
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