Unfortunately, the reader does not actually follow this spec, e.g. it will happily accept :div#id.cla$$ as a valid keyword. Some web programming clojure[script] libraries use this pseudo-CSS syntax in keywords, so if the reader was changed to strictly follow these rules, a lot of web code would probably break.
On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 12:13:20 PM UTC-8, stuart....@gmail.com wrote: > > I don't think you're supposed to use spaces in keywords. > > > > Using spaces in keywords is completely valid, as is using spaces in > symbols. > > > Legal characters in keywords and symbols are documented at > http://clojure.org/reader : > > "Symbols begin with a non-numeric character and can contain alphanumeric > characters and *, +, !, -, _, and ? ... Keywords are like symbols ..." > > Stu > > > > On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 12:13:20 PM UTC-8, stuart....@gmail.com wrote: > > I don't think you're supposed to use spaces in keywords. > > > > Using spaces in keywords is completely valid, as is using spaces in > symbols. > > > Legal characters in keywords and symbols are documented at > http://clojure.org/reader : > > "Symbols begin with a non-numeric character and can contain alphanumeric > characters and *, +, !, -, _, and ? ... Keywords are like symbols ..." > > Stu > > > > -- 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
