Almost, but you do need to resolve the symbols to functions when you evaluate the operation:
(defn arith [x y] (map (fn [op] [((resolve op) x y) (list op x y)]) '[+ - / *])) Regards, Stuart On 16 March 2012 02:52, Jack Moffitt <j...@metajack.im> wrote: > > If I apply the following function to 4 and 6 > > > > (defn arith [x y] > > (map (fn [op] [(op x y) `(~op ~x ~y)]) [+ - / *])) > > > > I'd like to get a result of the form > > > > ([10 (+ 4 6)] [-2 (- 4 6)] ...) > > > > but instead I get something like > > ([10 (#<core$_PLUS_ clojure.core$_PLUS_@4f6de641> 4 6)] ... > > You want to quote the [+ - / *] so it doesn't resolve to the functions: > > (defn arith [x y] > (map (fn [op] [(op x y) `(~op ~x ~y)]) '[+ - / *])) > > jack. > > -- > 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