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copied!<p>Why not just pass <code>(get-var-name _symbol-here_)</code> to functions where you will want to use the var name inside the body? For example, using exactly the same definitions of <code>get-var-name</code>, <code>f2</code>, <code>f3</code>, and <code>my-var</code> which you have given above (but changing <code>f1</code> slightly):</p> <pre><code>(defmacro get-var-name [x] `(:name (meta (var ~x)))) (defn f1 [x1] (println "hello, you passed var name >>" x1 "<<")) (defn f2 [x2] (f1 x2)) (defn f3 [x3] (let [zzz x3] (f2 zzz))) (def my-var 3.1414926) => (f3 (get-var-name my-var)) hello, you passed var name >> my-var << => nil </code></pre> <p>Maybe sometimes, you will <em>also</em> want to refer to the value that the symbol refers to in the function body. For example, let's say in <code>f1</code> you want to also print out the value referenced by that var name. Here's how you could do that:</p> <pre><code>(defn f1 [x1] (println "hello, you passed var name >>" x1 "<<" "\nwhich refers to value >>" @(resolve x1) "<<")) => (f3 (get-var-name my-var)) hello, you passed var name >> my-var << which refers to value >> 3.1414926 << => nil </code></pre> <p>Note the <code>@(resolve x1)</code>--this is the thing returning the value that <code>my-var</code> refers to (and in turn <code>my-var</code> is the value referred to by <code>x1</code>).</p> <p>Also, I want to mention that your current implementation of <code>get-var-name</code> will throw Exceptions when the argument passed to it is either not a symbol, or is a symbol, but is not currently bound to a value. Is this the behavior you want?</p> <p>If what I propose does not answer your question, then it seems like you don't want to <em>have</em> to pass <code>(get-var-name _symbol-here_)</code> to the functions that may end up using the var name, but rather for some reason really want to be able to do the <code>(get-var-name ...)</code> from within the function body. If this is the case, why is it that you want to be able to do it that way? Or, if you feel I have not answered your question for some other reason, what is that reason?</p>

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