in a (def f [] E), only a E is going to be macro-expanded. (I think the rule of thumb is that macro are only expanded in a position where an expression is.)
You can build : (defmacro macro-expanding-defn [name l] ) using a combination of macro-expand, defn and macro? (You can also do a simpler macro that uses functions returning terms and not macros) Best, Nicolas. On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 6:15 AM, Stuart Campbell <stu...@harto.org> wrote: > Hello, > > In the following contrived example, I get an error when macroexpanding (defn > foo ...): > > (defmanlyro special-fn-spec [] > '([bar baz] (println bar baz))) > > (defn foo > ([bar] (foo bar :default)) > (special-fn-spec)) > > The error is: > Parameter declaration special-fn-spec should be a vector > [Thrown class java.lang.IllegalArgumentException] > > I'm a bit confused about the order in which things are happening here. My > assumption was that (special-fn-spec) would be evaluated before the fn > definition. Is there a way to do something like this? > > Thanks > Stuart > > -- > 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 -- Sent from an IBM Model M, 15 August 1989. -- 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
