Also direct calls are only handled, if the first arg is a symbol that directly resolves to a class:
user=> (def C Long) user=> (instance? C) ArityException Wrong number of args (1) passed to: core$instance-QMARK- clojure.lang.AFn.throwArity (AFn.java:437) Starting from this, I just discovered another, much more severe bug: user=> (let [Long String] (instance? Long "abc")) false I've opened a ticket: http://dev.clojure.org/jira/browse/CLJ-1171 -- -- 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.