Hi, in case you really want only nils filtered out:
(filter (complement nil?) coll) or (remove nil? coll) Kind regards Meikel -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Bill Caputo <logos...@gmail.com> An: Tamreen Khan <histor...@gmail.com> Cc: clojure@googlegroups.com Gesendet: So, 12 Aug 2012, 19:43:58 MESZ Betreff: Re: Pattern of Succinctness On Aug 12, 2012, at 12:38 PM, Tamreen Khan wrote: > (filter #(not (nil? %)) coll) > (filter identity coll) ;; nearly equal > Is the last one considered generally more readable? I think the following is > clearer while still not having as much noise as the first filter example: > > (filter (partial not nil?) coll) To me it is. I read/heard somewhere that the identity check was idiomatic, and started using it to the point where I find myself saying "filter identity" as slang for keeping only the valid things. but that's just me (maybe)... don't know that it is generally considered more readable (but I think so). bill -- 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 -- 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