Eval gets a bad reputation from languages like JS where it's messy and a bit of a security risk. In Clojure, there's nothing wrong with using eval for something like this.
On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 11:43 PM, Nick Mudge <n...@perfectabstractions.com> wrote: > I need to dynamically reify some java interfaces based on data from a > map. One way I can see to do this is to generate the reify code with a > function using syntax quotes, quotes and unquote and unquote splice. And > then evaluate it using eval. I hesitate using eval, but is eval the right > tool for this case? > > Normally I would write a macro to generate code. A macro is good for > generating code from source code. But in this case the data that is used to > generate the code is coming from a var that holds a data structure. > > Any thoughts about when it is okay/good to use eval in Clojure? > > > > -- > 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. > -- “One of the main causes of the fall of the Roman Empire was that–lacking zero–they had no way to indicate successful termination of their C programs.” (Robert Firth) -- 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.
