It's an old style type hint, indicating that the function returns a value of class "Server" (the full Java class name is probably in an :import declaration at the top of the file)
The new style of type hint is just "^Server". Both forms of type hint still work at present, but you should prefer the new style. On Thursday, 22 August 2013 16:50:42 UTC+8, ljcp...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi, > I read source code about run-jetty, as such, at 01 line: "(defn > #^Server run-jetty", > what's mean "#^Server", could you give a explanation? thank you! > > 01(defn #^Server run-jetty > 02 "Serve the given handler according to the options. > 03 Options: > 04 :configurator - A function called with the Server instance. > 05 :port > 06 :host > 07 :join? - Block the caller: defaults to true. > 08 :ssl? - Use SSL. > 09 :ssl-port - SSL port: defaults to 443, implies :ssl? > 10 :keystore > 11 :key-password > 12 :truststore > 13 :trust-password" > 14 [handler options] > 15 (let [#^Server s (create-server (dissoc options :configurator))] > 16 (when-let [configurator (:configurator options)] > 17 (configurator s)) > 18 (doto s > 19 (.setHandler (proxy-handler handler)) > 20 (.start)) > 21 (when (:join? options true) > 22 (.join s)) > 23 s)) > -- -- 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.