I tested code very similar to yours and the only way I could get it to fail like that was if first-question was nil.
Change (println (apply str first-question)) to (println "first-question" first-question) to see what value it really has. I think you'll see nil there... Sean On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 12:01 PM, larry google groups <lawrencecloj...@gmail.com> wrote: > I thought this test would assure me that my test data contains at least one > question: > > (deftest is-there-at-least-one-question > (testing "We want to see if there is at least one question in memory.]" > (let [first-question (get-in @um/interactions [:questions])] > (println (apply str first-question)) > (is (not (nil? first-question)))))) > > but I run "lein test" and I get: > > > FAIL in (is-there-at-least-one-question) (core_test.clj:16) > We want to see if there is at least one question in memory.] > expected: (not (nil? first-question)) > actual: (not (not true)) > > I know there is a map full of questions at interactions[:questions], so why > does the test fail, and why is first-question rendered as true, when I know > it is a map? -- -- 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