is it ->record just a shortrand for record.?
2011/10/6 Aaron Bedra <aaron.be...@gmail.com>
> Assuming you want to do things with the record later, why not just
> create it in the let binding
>
> (let [foo (->car 1982 "Mercedes")]
> ...)
>
> or
>
> (let [foo (car. 1982 "Mercedes")]
> ...)
>
> or even
>
> (let [foo (map->car {:year 1982 :manufacturer "Mercedes"})]
> ...)
>
> or if you must
>
> (let [foo #user.car{:year 1982 :manufacturer "Mercedes"}]
> ...)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Aaron Bedra
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> On 10/06/2011 01:27 PM, Razvan Rotaru wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I want to instantiate a record, but having the record type as value at
> > runtime.
> >
> > Example:
> > (defrecord car [year manufacturere])
> > (defrecord bike [year manufacturere])
> > (defrecord boat [year manufacturer])
> >
> > I want to do (new stuff 1982 "Mercedes"), but having the record type
> > kept in the variable "stuff". Something like:
> >
> > (let [stuff car]
> > (new stuff 1982 "Mercedes"))
> >
> > (let [stuff bike]
> > (new stuff 1990 "Harley Davidson"))
> >
> > Obviously new does not work. I'm gratefull for suggestions of how to
> > do it best.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Razvan
> >
>
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