On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 3:13 AM, drewn <naylor...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've just started learning protocols, deftype, etc. The first thing I > did was try to extend a Clojure type (maps) to operate as a > specialized Java Swing interface (AttributeSet), forgetting that > interfaces are not protocols; i.e. > > (extend-type clojure.lang.PersistentArrayMap > javax.swing.text.AttributeSet > (getAttribute [this k] > (get this k)))
I think in this case you should be able to use proxy, maybe. user=> (defn attribute-list [map] (proxy [javax.swing.text.AttributeSet] [] (getAttribute [k] (get map k)))) user=> (.getAttribute (attribute-list {:a 1 :b 2}) :a) 1 -- 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