On Dec 24, 6:01 pm, Richard Newman <holyg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > but, I can't seem to do this with the 'inc' function:
>
> > user=> (binding [inc (fn [y] (+ 2 y))] (inc 44))
> > 45
>
> > Why doesn't this work?
>
> Because inc is inlined, and thus isn't mentioned when your binding
> occurs.
Thanks Richard....that's one I hadn't thought of.
>
> Try this:
>
> user=> (binding [inc (fn [y] (+ 2 y))] (apply inc [44]))
> 46
Actually, I think shadowing core functions is not a great idea
but I wanted to understand the principles involved here. Thanks
again for your rapid help.
cheers,
-tom
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