*ns* is a dynamic var, so it points to the current namespace when your function is running. Most code doesn't switch into a target ns in order to execute functions from it.
On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 4:51 PM Didier <didi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Especially given this: > > (ns dda.main > (:gen-class)) > > (def should-exist "Do I exist?") > > (defn -main [] (prn (str should-exist \space (ns-name *ns*)))) > > > > The (def) is evaluated, since should-exist is found when -main is called > from the generated class, but why isn't (ns) evaluated? Which should have > changed *ns* to "dda.main". > > > > On Tuesday, 20 June 2017 16:46:27 UTC-7, Didier wrote: >> >> Take this code: >> >> (ns dda.main >> (:gen-class)) >> >> (defn -main [] (prn (ns-name *ns*))) >> >> >> If you bootstrap this through clojure.main, such as what lein does, it >> will print the namespace as "user". But if you bootsrap it through the >> generated java main class, it will return "clojure.core". >> >> My intuition would have assumed it would be running under "dda.main" as >> the *ns*, or at least under "user", since that's a common convention. >> >> I'm curious to know why "clojure.core"? >> > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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/d/optout.
