On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Brian Hurt <bhur...@gmail.com> wrote: > So the doc comment on empty? reads, in part: > >> Please use the idiom (seq x) rather than (not (empty? x)) > > A heads up to people: these two code sequences are *not* identical in > behavior: > > user=> (seq? '()) > true > user=> (not (empty? '())) > false
What you demonstrated is that (seq x) is not the same as (seq? x) -- useful to know, but not the point of the docstring. Also note that it's not necessary or idiomatic to quote the empty list: user=> (seq ()) nil --Chouser http://joyofclojure.com/ -- 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
