The sequence in the transcript below shows runtime exceptions when a numeric keyword is followed by a list starting with a symbol or character.
Would anyone help me with a reason for the failing cases? user=> (clojure-version) "1.6.0" user=> '(:42 a) (:42 a) user=> '(:42 "a") (:42 "a") user=> '(:42 \a) (:42 \a) user=> '(:42 nil) (:42 nil) user=> '(:42 true) (:42 true) user=> '(:42 :43) (:42 :43) user=> '(:42 (a)) RuntimeException EOF while reading, starting at line 1 clojure.lang.Util.runtimeException (Util.java:221) RuntimeException Unmatched delimiter: ) clojure.lang.Util.runtimeException (Util.java:221) user=> '(:42 ("a")) (:42 ("a")) user=> '(:42 (\a)) RuntimeException EOF while reading, starting at line 1 clojure.lang.Util.runtimeException (Util.java:221) RuntimeException Unmatched delimiter: ) clojure.lang.Util.runtimeException (Util.java:221) user=> '(:42 (nil)) RuntimeException EOF while reading, starting at line 1 clojure.lang.Util.runtimeException (Util.java:221) user=> RuntimeException Unmatched delimiter: ) clojure.lang.Util.runtimeException (Util.java:221) user=> '(:42 (true)) RuntimeException EOF while reading, starting at line 1 clojure.lang.Util.runtimeException (Util.java:221) user=> RuntimeException Unmatched delimiter: ) clojure.lang.Util.runtimeException (Util.java:221) user=> '(:42 (:43)) (:42 (:43)) user=> -- 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.