Didn't try, but shoudn't (def alist `(1 ~(fn [x y] (+ x y)))) be better? Then you don't need the eval :)
2011/7/12 Benny Tsai <benny.t...@gmail.com> > alist is missing parens around the fn, so it's really a list of 4 elements > like so: > > > (1, fn, [x y], (+ x y)) > > So (second alist) returns just the symbol 'fn. And when you apply a Symbol > to a list, the result is the last item in the list (not sure why). > > To do what you want, alist should be defined like this: > > (def alist '(1 (fn [x y] (+ x y)))) > > Also, it seems that the definition of the function needs to be eval'ed > first to become an apply-able function. The following returns 4 in my REPL: > > (apply (eval (second alist)) '(1 3)) > > -- > 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 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
