(defn update-in* [m [k & ks] f & args] (let [k (if (and (instance? clojure.lang.Indexed m) (integer? k) (neg? k)) (+ (count m) k) k)] (if ks (assoc m k (apply update-in* (get m k) ks f args)) (assoc m k (apply f (get m k) args)))))
(update-in* [1 [1 2 [1 2 3]]] [-1 -1 -1] (constantly 5)) https://gist.github.com/wagjo/9813500 On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 6:17 PM, Mark Engelberg <mark.engelb...@gmail.com>wrote: > Or you could write your own custom version of update-in that recognizes > the keyword ::last to have a special meaning, so you could do: > > (update-in [1 2 ::last 1 ::last] ...) > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 8:57 AM, Jozef Wagner <jozef.wag...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Calling count on vector is a constant time operation, so I think (dec >> (count v)) is an acceptable and even idiomatic in this case. Make it a >> function if it is too verbose for you. >> >> (let [assoc-last #(assoc % (dec (count %)) %2) ] (update-in [1 [1 2 [1 2 >> 3]]] [1 2] #(assoc-last % 5))) >> >> Jozef >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Andy Smith <the4thamig...@googlemail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> (1) >>> I'm sure there must be a simpler way to update the last element of a >>> vector other than dec and count : >>> >>> (let [xs [1 2 3]] (assoc xs (dec (count xs)) 4)) >>> >>> This gets messy when updating vectors in nested data structures : >>> >>> (update-in [1 [1 2 [1 2 3]]] [1 2] #(assoc % (dec (count %)) 5)) >>> >>> So, what am I doing wrong? >>> >>> P.S. I know I could reverse the order of the data in the lists (i.e. >>> probably changing to lists rather than vectors for conj-ing purposes), but >>> im interested in vectors specifically. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Andy >>> >>> -- >>> 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/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> 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/d/optout. >> > > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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/d/optout.