its a reader macro equivalent to the var special form: (var symbol) The symbol must resolve to a var, and the Var object itself (not its value) is returned. The reader macro #'x expands to (var x).
from: http://clojure.org/special_forms#var On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:11 PM, Alex Baranosky <alexander.barano...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, I find it extremely hard to google this to learn more! I'd like to > know some good sources of further information on when to use #' . It is a > bit mysterious to me at this point. > > -- > 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 -- 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