In fact they are symbols, but print as keywords: user=> (symbol ":a") :a user=> (symbol? (symbol (str :a))) true
2017-10-09 16:26 GMT+08:00 Peter Hull <peterhul...@gmail.com>: > Slightly off-topic, but why doesn't using the 'incorrect' alphabet-macro > give an error? If I try and define a Record with keyword keys it tells me > very clearly not to: > > user=> (defrecord Wrong [:a]) > CompilerException java.lang.AssertionError: defrecord and deftype fields > must be symbols, user.Wrong had: :a, compiling:(C:\Users\Peter\AppData\ > Local\Temp\form-init3187870874322021043.clj:1:1) > > > -- > 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. > -- 庄晓丹 Email: killme2...@gmail.com Site: http://fnil.net 不学习，毋宁死 -- 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.
