Just thought the same... But when I use quoting there is always a whitespace before the quote to seperate it from the preceding text. Is this a misleading behavior of the reader, or a feature? ;) -Ralf
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Meikel Brandmeyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > On 4 Dez., 10:08, Konrad Hinsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > user=> a' > > 2 > > user=> a > > a > > a' is parsed as: > a => symbol => evaluate => 2 => print prompt > ' => reader macro => wait for more > > Then you type the second a and it goes on: > a => translate 'a => (quote a) => a => print prompt > > So reader is actually in "quote mode" when, you type > the second a. It sees the conversation like this > > user=> a > 2 > user=> 'a > a > > Hope this helps. > > Sincerely > Meikel > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
