I just grepped the clojure source code and an interesting use is in walk.clj
https://github.com/clojure/clojure/blob/master/src/clj/clojure/walk.clj#L62 `walk` has flexibility with higher order functions, but identity helps with the simple case of just returning the forms elegantly. I thought it was cool :) Ambrose On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:51 PM, Base <basselh...@gmail.com> wrote: > At the risk of sounding completely dense, I am having a hard time > understanding the purpose of the Identity function. As far as I can > tell all it does is return what is passed to it. > > Review code I see it used all the time, and cannot understand why it > is needed. > > Any insight? > > Thanks > > Base > > -- > 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
