Because "1000N" is a complete expression, as you can verify with your REPL.
On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 1:43 PM, noahlz <nzuc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Understood, but what I was wondering is why the trailing parenthesis is > discarded / not considered part of the "object" expression? > > > On Monday, April 29, 2013 4:32:49 PM UTC-4, Weber, Martin S wrote: >> >> >> user=> (doc read-string) >> ------------------------- >> clojure.core/read-string >> ([s]) >> Reads *one* object from the string s >> nil >> (emphasis on *one* by me) >> >> one object from ":a(" = :a; ":a)" = :a; "( … " = fail; ")…" = fail. >> (remember whitespace in front of a paren doesn't matter) >> >> Have fun. >> > -- > -- > 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.