You could use eval: (defn make-it [class] (eval `(new ~class "abc")))
That's likely to be less performant than using java.lang.reflect.Constructor though. - James On 23 August 2015 at 21:06, Dave Tenny <dave.te...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is there a way to parameterize a bit of code that invokes a constructor > without calling the java.lang.reflect.Constructor class? > > e.g. > > (defn make-it [class] > (new class "abc")) ; won't work > > (make-it IllegalArgumentException) > > I was trying to parameterize the class of exception thrown in a bit of > code in my case, > but it appears the compiler wants a Class name and nothing else in java > interop constructor positiosn. > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
