That makes really good sense. Thanks for the clear explanation! Kev
On Jul 17, 1:56 pm, Richard Newman <holyg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 1:24 com.kkw.ss=> (comment 1s) > > java.lang.NumberFormatException: Invalid number: 1s > > java.lang.Exception: Unmatched delimiter: ) > > 1:25 com.kkw.ss=> > > > Kindly let me know if I've done something abnormal. > > comment is a macro, not a syntactic element. A macro is evaluated > after read time (at macroexpansion time, funnily enough). That means > that anything inside a comment form *must* be syntactic, such that it > can be read by the reader. > > "1s" is not syntactic, as a brief spell with the reader will > demonstrate: > > user=> (read-string "1s") > java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NumberFormatException: Invalid > number: 1s (NO_SOURCE_FILE:0) > > If you want unsyntactic input in your file, comment it out with > semicolons. > > Adding true block comments -- #| |# -- is on the to-do list. > > -R --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
