Ben <berndhe...@gmx.de> writes: > (defn whole-numbers [] (iterate inc 1)) > > If I use it like this at the REPL > > (take 99999999 (whole-numbers)) > > I get: > Java heap space [Thrown class java.lang.OutOfMemoryError] > > This unexpectedly is the same result that I expectedly get when > binding whole-numbers to a top-level var and use a huge portion of > that. Since whole-numbers is lazy I expected it to run for a certain > amount of time but never to run out of memory. Has this anything to do > with using the function at the REPL or is there another reason for > that?
Yes, it's because of the REPL. For convenience the REPL holds onto the last 3 values as *1 *2 and *3. Thus there is a reference to the head of the sequence preventing it from being garbage collected. Try (println (take 99999999 (whole-numbers))) instead. -- 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
