If Clojure lacks a type that exactly matches ION's symbol type, why not add your own type with a record, then add a data reader for it.
For example: #ion/symbol "foo" On Thu, 9 Aug 2018, 05:48 Didier, <didi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Andy, ya I actually realized this, I'm using a custom reader > literal now instead. > > > Why are you fighting so hard to make keywords with spaces? If you need > things with spaces, use strings. > > Why have keywords at all then? What does a space add that somehow negates > the premise of keywords? > > I see keywords over strings give you interning, namespaces, and the > semantic that this value serves as an identifier. What's wrong with having > that and a space as well? > > Also, to be more specific to my use case. If I convert ION symbols to > Clojure strings, I've lost information, and can no longer convert back to > the same ION. > > I need to do ION -> EDN -> ION in a lossless way. Piggybacking on keywords > seemed easiest. > > -- > 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.
