On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Philip Potter <[email protected]> wrote: > Note that, even though this works, $ is not a valid character in a > clojure symbol. > > See > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure/browse_thread/thread/5af5d892f2e84212/0c5dc6b6a1578f07?#0c5dc6b6a1578f07 > > and http://clojure.org/reader > > So: is the behaviour discussed intentional? If so, should $ be made > explicitly valid in symbols?
I think the $ is like /. It's allowed, but has special meaning, that is, you shouldn't have those characters in your own symbols. The documentation there needs to mention $ as special, that's all. Regards, BG -- Baishampayan Ghose b.ghose at gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
