_ is not special, but it is the convention to use it as the name for variables whose value is ignored.
On Tuesday, 29 January 2013 17:42:26 UTC, cej38 wrote: > > Hello, > I have noticed a couple of things that I think are standard Clojure > symbols but that aren't specified in the API documentation. These are "." > and "_". It may be that they are more Java than Clojure (I don't know Java > at all) and are thus supposedly known. I run across "_" all of the time > when reading though other people's code (especially core.logic) and I saw > it again today when I was looking at the source code for drop-last. > Should these symbols be added to the documentation? > > Also, could someone please give me a quick explanation of how to use _? > > Thanks. > -- -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
