thanks for the comprehensive answer,clarified everything :) But, why ;; at the end?
On Oct 7, 11:17 am, Abhishek Reddy <arbs...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Mark Reid <mark.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm not sure if this is the "best" approach but I found that if you > > > (use 'clojure.contrib.math) > > > instead of require, it should work. > > In practice, an unqualified 'use' form can be bad style, because your code > will contain symbols whose origin is unknown to a human reader. It also > unnecessarily risks collisions, if you refer different namespaces that might > define the same names. > > Better: > > (use '[clojure.contrib.math :only [lcm]]) ;; so you know where 'lcm' > comes from, and nothing else can collide > > (require '[clojure.contrib.math :as math]) ;; allows you to write > (math/lcm x y), and nothing will collide > > -- > Abhishek Reddyhttp://abhishek.geek.nz --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
