the type function in clojure.core lets you override the nominal class of an
object with the :type metadata
user=> (type {})
clojure.lang.PersistentArrayMap
user=> (type ^{:type :foo} {})
:foo
On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 9:41 AM alex <fmno...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Looks like pre defrecord stuff used in early days to add "type" to map.
> Can still be used if you need "type" on a map without using defrecord.
>
> среда, 24 октября 2018 г., 10:30:14 UTC+3 пользователь Didier написал:
>
>> Reviving this thread, as I'd like to kmow if someone can explain the
>> purpose of the type metadata and what is responsible for adding it?
>
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