That makes perfect sense, and I should have figured that out since defrecord is implementing a bunch of useful protocols underneath….
Thanks for the quick response! On Feb 7, 2013, at 9:38 PM, Ben Wolfson <wolf...@gmail.com> wrote: > You just can't use defrecord, because defrecord macroexpands into a > deftype that implements a *different* protocol with a function *also* > named "get". > > On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 9:24 PM, Don Jackson > <cloj...@clark-communications.com> wrote: >> >> I'd like to name a protocol method to be the same name as a clojure.core >> function, for example, get. >> >> Is this possible, and if so, how? >> >> user=> (ns ptest.protocol >> (:refer-clojure :exclude [get])) >> nil >> >> ptest.protocol=> (defprotocol TestProtocol >> (get >> [_ key] >> "Returns the contents of field :key") ) >> >> TestProtocol >> >> ptest.protocol=> (ns ptest.core >> (:require [ptest.protocol :as testp]) >> (:refer-clojure :exclude [get])) >> >> ptest.core=> (defrecord TF >> [a >> b >> ] >> testp/TestProtocol >> (get >> [this key] >> "Doesn't work!")) >> >> CompilerException java.lang.ClassFormatError: Duplicate method >> name&signature in class file ptest/core/TF, compiling:(NO_SOURCE_PATH:1) >> >> >> -- >> -- >> 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > > > -- > Ben Wolfson > "Human kind has used its intelligence to vary the flavour of drinks, > which may be sweet, aromatic, fermented or spirit-based. ... Family > and social life also offer numerous other occasions to consume drinks > for pleasure." [Larousse, "Drink" entry] > > -- > -- > 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.