(defn convert-to-float [a] (try (if (not= a " ") (read-string a)) (catch Exception e (str "caught exception :" (.getMessage e)))))
After using the above convert-to-float function ,I get output like below when i have empty strings . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37799 3779 54.4 caught exception: EOF while reading caught exception: EOF while reading caught exception: EOF while reading 37.9 caught exception: EOF while reading 37.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How do i return nil or zero value from catch block ? so that my output should look like ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 37799 3779 54.4 0 0 ß 37.9 0 37.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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.