Ah yes, I see that here: https://github.com/clojure/clojure/blob/clojure-1.6.0/src/clj/clojure/main.clj#L64-L86
Thanks for the quick response! On Saturday, August 16, 2014 1:36:11 PM UTC+1, Nicola Mometto wrote: > > > Because in the repl you're using a thread-local value of *data-readers*, > not the var root, this is because the repl is executed under (binding > [*data-readers ..] ..) > > If you try to set! *data-readers* instead, you'll see what you expect. > > Consider: > user=> (def ^:dynamic x nil) > #'user/x > user=> x > nil > user=> (binding [x 2] (alter-var-root #'x (constantly 1)) x) > 2 > user=> x > 1 > user=> (binding [x 2] (set! x 3) x) > 3 > user=> x > 1 > > Nicola > > Kevin webster writes: > > > Can someone explain why this is not altering the *data-readers* dynamic > > var? Does this work for anyone else? Using 1.6.0 > > > > (assert (= {} *data-readers*)) > > ;; nil > > > > (alter-var-root (var *data-readers*) (fn [_] {:test 2})) > > ;; {:test 2} > > > > (assert (= {:test 2} *data-readers*)) > > ;; AssertionError > > > > (assert (= {:test 2} (alter-var-root (var *data-readers*) identity))) > > ;; nil > > > > 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/d/optout.