To compare the value of the atom, you should deref it first. Using deref, 
you’ll get the current value of the atom:

=> (deref a)
0

Or using the reader macro:

=> @a
0

So:

=> (= @a 0)
true

Hope that helps,


Max

> On Feb 12, 2015, at 11:27, Newbie <yash.a.kel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I am trying to compare atom values with numbers. For e.g. - 
> 
> (def a (atom 0))
> (print a) gives --> #<Atom@2bcca11e: 0>
> (= a 0) gives --> false
> 
> How do I make this work? How do I compare 0 with the atom value? I want to do 
> the same for a string to?
> I cannot use compare-and-set! for my situation.
> 
> Thanks!
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