or simply use `case`
(case group-identifier
"ID1" (handle-id1 line)
"ID2" (handle-id2 line)
"ID3" (handle-id3 line))
2012/5/21 Timothy Baldridge <tbaldri...@gmail.com>
> In this case I prefer either:
>
> (cond (= group-identifier "ID1")
> (handle-id1 line)
> (= group-identifier "ID2")
> (handle-id2 line)
> (= group-identifier "ID3")
> (handle-id3 line))
>
> Or just use core.match:
>
> (match [group-identifier]
> ["ID1"] (handle-id1 line)
> ["ID2"] (handle-id1 line)
> ["ID3"] (handle-id1 line))
>
> But then again, I have this "thing" for pattern matching...it's so elegant.
>
> Timothy Baldridge
>
> On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Christian Guimaraes
> <cguimaraes...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm struggling with "when" code structures and my imperative mindset.
> >
> > What is the better approach (or functional approach) to work with a code
> > like the below?
> >
> > (defn parse-group [group-identifier line]
> > (when (= group-identifier "ID1")
> > (handle-id1 line))
> > (when (= group-identifier "ID2")
> > (handle-id2 line))
> > (when (= group-identifier "ID3")
> > (handle-id3 line)))
> >
> > Thank you.
> > -- christian
> >
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