Thanks! That did the trick.
From: clojure@googlegroups.com [mailto:cloj...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of J. McConnell Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 12:40 PM To: clojure@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Class function alwayrs returns java.lang.class?? On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Seth Burleigh <s...@tewebs.com> wrote: Ah. So class returns the class of the instance, and does not find the class with the name given. Yes. So , if I wanted to get the class of a ExecutionEvent, I would Have to go (Class/forName "org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionEvent")? Nope, you would just have to type "ExecutionEvent", without quotes. Symbols that are class names are evaluated directly as instances of Class for the class they name. user=> (import 'java.util.HashMap) java.util.HashMap user=> (= HashMap (Class/forName "java.util.HashMap")) true Hope that helps, - J. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
