This is a bad idea, but you can extend IOFactory to nil within your own programs: https://github.com/clojure/clojure/blob/master/src/clj/clojure/java/io.clj#L182 to return your nullreader.
On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 3:28 PM Elric Erkose <[email protected]> wrote: > @tassilo Your concern could be addressed with a NullReader > > user=> (defn NullReader [] > (proxy [java.io.Reader] [] > (close [] nil) > (read [a b c] -1))) > #'user/NullReader > > user=> (slurp (NullReader)) > "" > > However, this does not resolve my question because "" is not nil. Even > with a NullReader, one would have to "explicitly check for [before] hand or > handle via try/catch after the fact", like @sean said, to distinguish a > valid NullReader intent from an errant parameter. > > -- > 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 > --- > 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 --- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
