Nope, the exercise I stated this : (old-book->new-book {:title "Wild Seed", :authors [octavia]})
See exercise 22 on this page : http://iloveponies.github.io/120-hour-epic-sax-marathon/structured-data.html#exercise-22 Roelof Op maandag 27 oktober 2014 14:52:23 UTC+1 schreef Colin Yates: > (get book :authors) is saying "return the value of the ":authors" key in > the "book" map. You provided {:title... :authors [octavia]} as the "book" > map, the value of "authors" being a vector with a single element. That > single element being "{:name "Octavia E. Butler" > > :birth-year 1947 > :death-year 2006}" > > > In other words, it is all working correctly. > > > Did you mean (old-book->new-book {:title "Wild Seed", :authors (:name > octavia)}) ? > > > > On Monday, 27 October 2014 13:45:45 UTC, Roelof Wobben wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I have this "facts". >> >> (def octavia {:name "Octavia E. Butler" >> :birth-year 1947 >> :death-year 2006}) >> >> >> (def wild-seed {:title "Wild Seed", :authors [octavia]}) >> >> >> >> So I thought when I do this : >> >> >> (defn old-book->new-book [book] >> (get book :authors)) >> >> >> (old-book->new-book {:title "Wild Seed", :authors [octavia]}) >> >> >> I see this output : [{:death-year 2006, :name "Octavia E. Butler", >> :birth-year 1947}] >> >> where I expected it to be octavia or octavia E. Butler >> >> >> Can someone explain why I see the wrong output ? >> >> >> Roelof >> >> >> >> >> But I see this output : >> >> -- 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.