identity is just a function that returns its argument. It may be more
readable to do #(vec [:th %]). And just for golf-sake you could also do
(map (partial conj [:th]) weekdays). All that said I think the "for"
approach is the easiest to read.


On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Paul Cowan <[email protected]> wrote:

> Right in both counts, thanks!
>
> Could you explain why identity is needed in this instance, I'm new to
> clojure and I don't quite get why it is need specifically here.
>
> Cheers
>
> Paul Cowan
>
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>
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>
> On 3 August 2014 19:31, Shaun Gilchrist <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Consider that what you are doing expands to the application of a vector
>> to nothing (thus the error):
>>
>> (fn [x] ([:th x]))
>>
>> What you are most likely after is #(identity [:th %]]
>>
>> But perhaps more readably -  [:tr (for [day weekdays] [:th day])]
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Paul Cowan <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Sorry that was a typo on my part, that is what I have and it still gives
>>> the same error:
>>>
>>>
>>> [:table.table.table-striped.table-bordered.table-hover
>>>                      [:thead
>>>                       [:tr (map #([:th %])  weekdays)]]]]))))
>>>
>>> And it gives the error:
>>>
>>>
>>> Uncaught Error: Invalid arity: 1
>>> Is this a clojurescript error?  Can you not use anonymous functions in
>>> clojurescript
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Paul Cowan
>>>
>>> Cutting-Edge Solutions (Scotland)
>>>
>>> blog:      http://thesoftwaresimpleton.com/
>>> website: http://www.cuttingedgesolutionsscotland.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3 August 2014 18:08, Johann Bestowrous <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey Paul--
>>>>
>>>> try this:
>>>>
>>>>   [:table.table
>>>>     [:thead
>>>>      [:tr (map #([:th %]) weekdays)]]]]
>>>>
>>>> #() is an anonymous function literal.
>>>>
>>>> On Sunday, August 3, 2014 5:53:47 AM UTC-7, Paul Cowan wrote:
>>>> > I am using om and soblano and I have a map function that works when I
>>>> declare at like this, on the last line of the function below:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > (defn ical [data]
>>>> >   (reify
>>>> >     om/IDisplayName
>>>> >
>>>> >       (display-name [_]
>>>> >         (or (:react-name opts) "calendar"))
>>>> >     om/IRender
>>>> >       (render [this]
>>>> >         (html/html  [:div
>>>> >                        [:div.calendar-toolbar
>>>> >
>>>> >                         [:div.btn-group.pull-right
>>>> >                         [:a.right {:href "#"} "Right"]
>>>> >                         [:a.left {:href "#"} "Left"]]
>>>> >
>>>> >                       [:h3 "August 2014"]]
>>>> >                       [:table.table
>>>> >                         [:thead
>>>> >                           [:tr (map (fn [day] [:th day])
>>>> weekdays)]]]]))))
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > But when I try and use the map with the anonymous function syntax
>>>> like this:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >                       [:table.table
>>>> >                         [:thead
>>>> >                           [:tr (map ([:th %]) weekdays)]]]]))))
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > I get the following error:
>>>> >
>>>> > Uncaught Error: Invalid arity: 1
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Cheers
>>>> >
>>>> > Paul Cowan
>>>> >
>>>> > Cutting-Edge Solutions (Scotland)
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > blog:      http://thesoftwaresimpleton.com/
>>>> >
>>>> > website: http://www.cuttingedgesolutionsscotland.com/
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