Vars

Syntax#

• (def symbol value)
• (def symbol “docstring” value)
• (declare symbol_0 symbol_1 symbol_2 …)

Remarks#

This should not be confused with (defn), which is used for defining functions.

Types of Variables

There are different types of variables in Clojure:

• numbers

  Types of numbers:

  • integers
  • longs (numbers larger than 2^31 - 1)
  • floats (decimals)

• strings

• collections

  Types of collections:

  • maps
  • sequences
  • vectors

• functions