Clojure Programming Cookbook

Using bindings of vars, conditions, loops, and error handling

In this recipe, we will review Clojure programming control structures related to vars and values, conditions, iterations, and loops. We will use the following special forms, macros, and functions:

• def and let
• if and if-not
• when and when-not
• case and cond
• do and dotimes
• loop and recur
• try... catch... throw

Getting ready

You only need REPL, as described in the first recipe in this chapter, and no additional libraries. Start REPL so that you can test the sample code immediately in this recipe.

How to do it...

Let's start with how to use def and let to bind vars.

def and let

def is a special form that binds symbols in the global scope in their namespace. def requires var and value:

(def var val) 

This ...