You might want to look at the Y Combinator for this. Regards, BG
On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Dave Sann <daves...@gmail.com> wrote: > (this is not a question about recur) > > Suppose I have: > > (defn v1 > ([x] (v1 x [])) > ([x r] (conj r x))) > > and I decide to make v2 - for whatever reason - say I think I have a better > implementation for part of it > > so I start with a copy and edit: > > (defn v2 > ([x] (v1 x [])) > ([x r] (conj r (inc x)))) > > I sometimes find that I forget to update v1 to v2 (as above). This less > visible in more complex functions. > > > So questions: > > 1. would it be, or is it possible to have something generic like this? > > (defn v1 > ([x] (call-self x [])) > ([x r] (conj r x))) > > where call-self is some suitable generic pseudonym for calling the enclosing > function in this case v1. > > in this case, v2: > > (defn v2 > ([x] (call-self x [])) > ([x r] (conj r (inc x))) > > > > 2. What about anonymous fns? > > (fn ([x] (call-self x 0)) ([x y] ...))) > > > > Thanks > > Dave > > > > > -- > 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 -- Baishampayan Ghose b.ghose at gmail.com -- 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
