On 30 April 2014 11:41, Roelof Wobben <rwob...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Op woensdag 30 april 2014 12:14:39 UTC+2 schreef James Reeves: >> >> >> Consider how you might add a counter to the loop. You'll want to >> increment the counter, then stop when it reaches the desired number. >> > > > So without checking it so out of my head I would do this > > (defn last* [coll, number] > (loop [coll coll] > (if == counter number)) > (first coll) > (recur (next coll) (+counter 1 )) >
Essentially yes. You need to initiate the counter to zero, and you still need a condition to make sure you don't go past the end of the seq (in case n is more than the length of the list), but you've basically got it. - James -- 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/d/optout.
