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1.3.0

read-string

clojure.core

(read-string s)

Reads one object from the string s

© Rich Hickey. All rights reserved. Eclipse Public License 1.0

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```
user=> (read-string "1.1")          
1.1

user=> (read-string "1.1.1 (+ 1 1)")
java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NumberFormatException: Invalid number: 1.1.1 (NO_SOURCE_FILE:0)

user=> (read-string "(+ 1 1)")
(+ 1 1)
```
user=> (read-string "1.1") 1.1 user=> (read-string "1.1.1 (+ 1 1)") java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.NumberFormatException: Invalid number: 1.1.1 (NO_SOURCE_FILE:0) user=> (read-string "(+ 1 1)") (+ 1 1)
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user=> (eval (read-string "(+ 1 1)"))
2

user=> (read-string (prn-str (+ 1 1)))
2
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user=> (eval (read-string "(+ 1 1)")) 2 user=> (read-string (prn-str (+ 1 1))) 2
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user=> (+ 11 (read-string "23"))
34
```
user=> (+ 11 (read-string "23")) 34
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user=> (read-string "; foo\n5")
5

user=> (read-string "#^String x")
x

user=> (read-string "(1)")
(1)

user=> (read-string "(+ 1 2) (- 3 2)")
(+ 1 2)

user=> (read-string "@a")
(clojure.core/deref a)

user=> (read-string "(+ 1 2))))))")
(+ 1 2)

user=> (read-string "::whatever-namespace-you-are-in")
:user/whatever-namespace-you-are-in
```
user=> (read-string "; foo\n5") 5 user=> (read-string "#^String x") x user=> (read-string "(1)") (1) user=> (read-string "(+ 1 2) (- 3 2)") (+ 1 2) user=> (read-string "@a") (clojure.core/deref a) user=> (read-string "(+ 1 2))))))") (+ 1 2) user=> (read-string "::whatever-namespace-you-are-in") :user/whatever-namespace-you-are-in

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clojure.core/pr-str
pr to a string, returning it
0
clojure.core/read
Reads the next object from stream, which must be an instance of jav
0
clojure.core/str
With no args, returns the empty string. With one arg x, returns x.t
0
clojure.core/load-string
Sequentially read and evaluate the set of forms contained in the st

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Source clojure/core.clj:3355 top

(defn read-string
  "Reads one object from the string s"
  {:added "1.0"
   :static true}
  [s] (clojure.lang.RT/readString s))

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