Is there a reason you don't want to use doto? http://clojure.org/java_interop#toc15
ie (doto Bla (.setProperty "x" 1)) 2009/10/28 Tiago Antão <tiagoan...@gmail.com>: > > Hi, > > Sorry for the newbie question, but I am trying to understand how to > construct and call java dynamically from clojure. > As an example, imagine that there is a bean property called "Bla" and > one wants to set Bla to 1 on object x, which has that property. > So, the objective would be to construct, the following java equivalent > > x.setBla(1); > > I defined a macro called setProperty like this: > (setProperty "Bla" x 1) > > And the definition is (very wrong): > (defmacro setProperty [field obj value] > `(let [cct# (symbol (.concat ".set" ~field))] > (cct# ~obj ~value) > ) > ) > > If I do > > (println (setProperty "Bla" x 1)) > I get 1 (the setBla is a void, so I should not get 1). > bla is never set to 1, by the way :( > > Note that I am not trying to sort the particular case of beans. I am > trying to understand the general mechanism to construct symbols (java > interop) and execute them with a set of parameters over a java object. > > Thanks a lot and sorry for the newbie question, > T > > -- > "The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of > moral crisis, maintain a neutrality." - Dante > > > > -- Omnem crede diem tibi diluxisse supremum. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
