(println (with-out-str (foo))) is silly - it's the same as (do (foo) nil), which in many cases (eg, in this one) is the same as just (foo).
On Wednesday, August 8, 2012 6:25:35 AM UTC-7, Joshua Ballanco wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 09:19:15AM +0000, Samuel Lê wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > I am trying to write some code that would take a function name, get its > > source code, and create a new function based on the source code. > > Unfortunately, the function 'source' from clojure.repl doesn't seem to > be > > working for the functions I define. > > Here is my code: > > > > (ns test-src.core > > (:require [clojure.repl])) > > > > (defn my-function [x] > > (+ x 1)) > > > > (defn print-src [] > > (println (clojure.repl/source my-function))) > > > > Try: > > (defn print-src [] > (println (with-out-str (clojure.repl/source my-function)))) > > The "source" method is designed for the REPL, and so dumps to *out* by > default (you can confirm this yourself, appropriately enough, by doing > "(source source)") > > Cheers, > > Josh > > > > -- > Joshua Ballanco > > ELC Technologies™ > 1771 NW Pettygrove Street, Suite 140 > Portland, OR, 97209 > jbal...@elctech.com <javascript:> > > P +1 866.863.7365 > F +1 877.658.6313 > M +1 646.463.2673 > T +90 533.085.5773 > > http://www.elctech.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
