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< h2 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#grammar" > Grammar< / a > < / h2 >
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The Logtalk grammar is here described using Backus-Naur Form syntax. Non-terminal symbols in < i > italics< / i > have the defintion found in the ISO Prolog Standard. Terminal symbols are represented in a < code > fixed width font< / code > and between "".
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< h3 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#compilation_units" name = "compilation_units" > Compilation units< / a > < / h3 >
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< dl >
< dt > entity ::=< / dt >
< dd > object |< / dd >
< dd > category |< / dd >
< dd > protocol< / dd >
< / dl >
< / blockquote >
< h3 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#object_definition" name = "object_definition" > Object definition< / a > < / h3 >
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< dt > object ::=< / dt >
< dd > begin_object_directive [object_directives] [clauses] end_object_directive.< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > begin_object_directive ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > :- object(< / code > " object_identifier [ "< code > ,< / code > " object_relations] "< code > ).< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > end_object_directive ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > :- end_object.< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > object_relations ::=< / dt >
< dd > prototype_relations |< / dd >
< dd > non_prototype_relations< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > prototype_relations ::=< / dt >
< dd > prototype_relation |< / dd >
< dd > prototype_relation "< code > ,< / code > " prototype_relations< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > prototype_relation ::=< / dt >
< dd > implements_protocols |< / dd >
< dd > imports_categories |< / dd >
< dd > extends_objects< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > non_prototype_relations ::=< / dt >
< dd > non_prototype_relation |< / dd >
< dd > non_prototype_relation "< code > ,< / code > " non_prototype_relations< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > non_prototype_relation ::=< / dt >
< dd > implements_protocols |< / dd >
< dd > imports_categories |< / dd >
< dd > instantiates_classes |< / dd >
< dd > specializes_classes< / dd >
< / dl >
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< h3 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#category_definition" name = "category_definition" > Category definition< / a > < / h3 >
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< dl >
< dt > category ::=< / dt >
< dd > begin_category_directive [category_directives] [clauses] end_category_directive.< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > begin_category_directive ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > :- category(< / code > " category_identifier [ "< code > ,< / code > " implements_protocols] "< code > ).< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > end_category_directive ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > :- end_category.< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
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< h3 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#protocol_definition" name = "protocol_definition" > Protocol definition< / a > < / h3 >
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< dl >
< dt > protocol ::=< / dt >
< dd > begin_protocol_directive [protocol_directives] end_protocol_directive.< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > begin_protocol_directive ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > :- protocol(< / code > " protocol_identifier [ "< code > ,< / code > " extends_protocols] "< code > ).< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > end_protocol_directive ::=< / dt >
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< dd > "< code > :- end_protocol.< / code > "< / dd >
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< / dl >
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< h3 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#entity_relations" name = "entity_relations" > Entity relations< / a > < / h3 >
< blockquote >
< dl >
< dt > implements_protocols ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > implements(< / code > " implemented_protocols "< code > )< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > extends_protocols ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > extends(< / code > " extended_protocols "< code > )< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > imports_categories ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > imports(< / code > " imported_categories "< code > )< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > extends_objects ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > extends(< / code > " extended_objects "< code > )< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > instantiates_classes ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > instantiates(< / code > " instantiated_objects "< code > )< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > specializes_classes ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > specializes(< / code > " specialized_objects "< code > )< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< h4 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#implemented_protocols" name = "implemented_protocols" > Implemented protocols< / a > < / h4 >
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< dl >
< dt > implemented_protocols ::=< / dt >
< dd > implemented_protocol |< / dd >
< dd > implemented_protocol_sequence |< / dd >
< dd > implemented_protocol_list< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > implemented_protocol ::=< / dt >
< dd > protocol_identifier |< / dd >
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< dd > scope "< code > ::< / code > " protocol_identifier< / dd >
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< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > implemented_protocol_sequence ::=< / dt >
< dd > implemented_protocol |< / dd >
< dd > implemented_protocol "< code > ,< / code > " implemented_protocol_sequence< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > implemented_protocol_list ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > [< / code > " implemented_protocol_sequence "< code > ]< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
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< h4 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#extended_protocols" name = "extended_protocols" > Extended protocols< / a > < / h4 >
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< dl >
< dt > extended_protocols ::=< / dt >
< dd > extended_protocol |< / dd >
< dd > extended_protocol_sequence |< / dd >
< dd > extended_protocol_list< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > extended_protocol ::=< / dt >
< dd > protocol_identifier |< / dd >
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< dd > scope "< code > ::< / code > " protocol_identifier< / dd >
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< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > extended_protocol_sequence ::=< / dt >
< dd > extended_protocol |< / dd >
< dd > extended_protocol "< code > ,< / code > " extended_protocol_sequence< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > extended_protocol_list ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > [< / code > " extended_protocol_sequence "< code > ]< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< / blockquote >
< h4 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#imported_categories" name = "imported_categories" > Imported categories< / a > < / h4 >
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< dl >
< dt > imported_categories ::=< / dt >
< dd > imported_category |< / dd >
< dd > imported_category_sequence |< / dd >
< dd > imported_category_list< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > imported_category ::=< / dt >
< dd > category_identifier |< / dd >
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< dd > scope "< code > ::< / code > " category_identifier< / dd >
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< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > imported_category_sequence ::=< / dt >
< dd > imported_category |< / dd >
< dd > imported_category "< code > ,< / code > " imported_category_sequence< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > imported_category_list ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > [< / code > " imported_category_sequence "< code > ]< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
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< h4 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#extended_objects" name = "extended_objects" > Extended objects< / a > < / h4 >
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< dt > extended_objects ::=< / dt >
< dd > extended_object |< / dd >
< dd > extended_object_sequence |< / dd >
< dd > extended_object_list< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > extended_object ::=< / dt >
< dd > object_identifier |< / dd >
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< dd > scope "< code > ::< / code > " object_identifier< / dd >
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< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > extended_object_sequence ::=< / dt >
< dd > extended_object |< / dd >
< dd > extended_object "< code > ,< / code > " extended_object_sequence< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > extended_object_list ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > [< / code > " extended_object_sequence "< code > ]< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
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< h4 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#instantiated_objects" name = "instantiated_objects" > Instantiated objects< / a > < / h4 >
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< dl >
< dt > instantiated_objects ::=< / dt >
< dd > instantiated_object |< / dd >
< dd > instantiated_object_sequence |< / dd >
< dd > instantiated_object_list< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > instantiated_object ::=< / dt >
< dd > object_identifier |< / dd >
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< dd > scope "< code > ::< / code > " object_identifier< / dd >
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< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > instantiated_object_sequence ::=< / dt >
< dd > instantiated_object< / dd >
< dd > instantiated_object "< code > ,< / code > " instantiated_object_sequence |< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > instantiated_object_list ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > [< / code > " instantiated_object_sequence "< code > ]< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
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< h4 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#specialized_objects" name = "specialized_objects" > Specialized objects< / a > < / h4 >
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< dl >
< dt > specialized_objects ::=< / dt >
< dd > specialized_object |< / dd >
< dd > specialized_object_sequence |< / dd >
< dd > specialized_object_list< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > specialized_object ::=< / dt >
< dd > object_identifier |< / dd >
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< dd > scope "< code > ::< / code > " object_identifier< / dd >
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< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > specialized_object_sequence ::=< / dt >
< dd > specialized_object |< / dd >
< dd > specialized_object "< code > ,< / code > " specialized_object_sequence< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > specialized_object_list ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > [< / code > " specialized_object_sequence "< code > ]< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< / blockquote >
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< h4 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#scope" name = "scope" > Entity scope< / a > < / h4 >
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< dt > scope ::=< / dt >
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< dd > "< code > public< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > protected< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > private< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< / blockquote >
< / blockquote >
< h3 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#entity_identifiers" name = "entity_identifiers" > Entity identifiers< / a > < / h3 >
< blockquote >
< dl >
< dt > entity_identifiers ::=< / dt >
< dd > entity_identifier |< / dd >
< dd > entity_identifier_sequence |< / dd >
< dd > entity_identifier_list< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > entity_identifier ::=< / dt >
< dd > object_identifier |< / dd >
< dd > protocol_identifier |< / dd >
< dd > category_identifier< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > entity_identifier_sequence ::=< / dt >
< dd > entity_identifier |< / dd >
< dd > entity_identifier "< code > ,< / code > " entity_identifier_sequence< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > entity_identifier_list ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > [< / code > " entity_identifier_sequence "< code > ]< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< h4 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#object_identifiers" name = "object_identifiers" > Object identifiers< / a > < / h4 >
< blockquote >
< dl >
< dt > object_identifiers ::=< / dt >
< dd > object_identifier |< / dd >
< dd > object_identifier_sequence |< / dd >
< dd > object_identifier_list< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > object_identifier ::=< / dt >
< dd > < i > atom< / i > |< / dd >
< dd > < i > compound< / i > < / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > object_identifier_sequence ::=< / dt >
< dd > object_identifier |< / dd >
< dd > object_identifier "< code > ,< / code > " object_identifier_sequence< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > object_identifier_list ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > [< / code > " object_identifier_sequence "< code > ]< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< / blockquote >
< h4 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#category_identifiers" name = "category_identifiers" > Category identifiers< / a > < / h4 >
< blockquote >
< dl >
< dt > category_identifiers ::=< / dt >
< dd > category_identifier |< / dd >
< dd > category_identifier_sequence |< / dd >
< dd > category_identifier_list< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > category_identifier ::=< / dt >
< dd > < i > atom< / i > < / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > category_identifier_sequence ::=< / dt >
< dd > category_identifier |< / dd >
< dd > category_identifier "< code > ,< / code > " category_identifier_sequence< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > category_identifier_list ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > [< / code > " category_identifier_sequence "< code > ]< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< / blockquote >
< h4 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#protocol_identifiers" name = "protocol_identifiers" > Protocol identifiers< / a > < / h4 >
< blockquote >
< dl >
< dt > protocol_identifiers ::=< / dt >
< dd > protocol_identifier |< / dd >
< dd > protocol_identifier_sequence |< / dd >
< dd > protocol_identifier_list< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > protocol_identifier ::=< / dt >
< dd > < i > atom< / i > < / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > protocol_identifier_sequence ::=< / dt >
< dd > protocol_identifier |< / dd >
< dd > protocol_identifier "< code > ,< / code > " protocol_identifier_sequence< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > protocol_identifier_list ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > [< / code > " protocol_identifier_sequence "< code > ]< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< / blockquote >
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< h3 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#directives" name = "directives" > Directives< / a > < / h3 >
< blockquote >
< h4 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#object_directives" name = "object_directives" > Object directives< / a > < / h4 >
< blockquote >
< dl >
< dt > object_directives ::=< / dt >
< dd > object_directive |< / dd >
< dd > object_directive object_directives< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > object_directive ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > :- initialization(< / code > " < i > callable< / i > "< code > ).< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > :- uses(< / code > " object_identifiers "< code > ).< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > :- calls(< / code > " protocol_identifiers "< code > ).< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > :- dynamic.< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > :- info(< / code > " info_list "< code > ).< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > predicate_directives< / dd >
< / dl >
< / blockquote >
< h4 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#category_directives" name = "category_directives" > Category directives< / a > < / h4 >
< blockquote >
< dl >
< dt > category_directives ::=< / dt >
< dd > category_directive |< / dd >
< dd > category_directive category_directives< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > category_directive ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > :- initialization(< / code > " < i > callable< / i > "< code > ).< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > :- uses(< / code > " object_identifiers "< code > ).< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > :- calls(< / code > " protocol_identifiers "< code > ).< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > :- dynamic.< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > :- info(< / code > " info_list "< code > ).< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > predicate_directives< / dd >
< / dl >
< / blockquote >
< h4 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#protocol_directives" name = "protocol_directives" > Protocol directives< / a > < / h4 >
< blockquote >
< dl >
< dt > protocol_directives ::=< / dt >
< dd > protocol_directive |< / dd >
< dd > protocol_directive protocol_directives< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > protocol_directive ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > :- initialization(< / code > " < i > callable< / i > "< code > ).< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > :- dynamic.< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > :- info(< / code > " info_list "< code > ).< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > predicate_directives< / dd >
< / dl >
< / blockquote >
< h4 > < a class = "back" title = "Return to index" href = "index.html#predicate_directives" name = "predicate_directives" > Predicate directives< / a > < / h4 >
< blockquote >
< dl >
< dt > predicate_directives ::=< / dt >
< dd > predicate_directive |< / dd >
< dd > predicate_directive predicate_directives< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > predicate_directive ::=< / dt >
< dd > scope_directive |< / dd >
< dd > mode_directive |< / dd >
< dd > metapredicate_directive |< / dd >
< dd > info_directive |< / dd >
< dd > < i > operator_directive< / i > |< / dd >
< dd > < i > dynamic_directive< / i > |< / dd >
< dd > < i > discontiguous_directive< / i > < / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > scope_directive ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > :- public(< / code > " predicate_indicator_term "< code > ).< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > :- protected(< / code > " predicate_indicator_term "< code > ).< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > :- private(< / code > " predicate_indicator_term "< code > ).< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > mode_directive ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > :- mode(< / code > " predicate_mode_term "< code > ,< / code > " number_of_solutions "< code > ).< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > metapredicate_directive ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > :- metapredicate(< / code > " metapredicate_mode_indicator "< code > ).< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > info_directive ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > :- info(< / code > " predicate_indicator "< code > ,< / code > " info_list "< code > ).< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > predicate_indicator_term ::=< / dt >
< dd > < i > predicate_indicator< / i > |< / dd >
< dd > predicate_indicator_sequence |< / dd >
< dd > predicate_indicator_list< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > predicate_indicator_sequence ::=< / dt >
< dd > < i > predicate_indicator< / i > |< / dd >
< dd > < i > predicate_indicator< / i > "< code > ,< / code > " predicate_indicator_sequence< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > predicate_indicator_list ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > [< / code > " predicate_indicator_sequence "< code > ]< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > predicate_mode_term ::=< / dt >
< dd > < i > atom< / i > "< code > (< / code > " mode_terms "< code > )< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > mode_terms ::=< / dt >
< dd > mode_term |< / dd >
< dd > mode_term "< code > ,< / code > " mode_terms< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > mode_term ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > @< / code > " [type] | "< code > +< / code > " [type] | "< code > -< / code > " [type] | "< code > ?< / code > " [type]< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > metapredicate_mode_indicator ::=< / dt >
< dd > < i > atom< / i > "< code > (< / code > " metapredicate_terms "< code > )< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > metapredicate_terms ::=< / dt >
< dd > metapredicate_term |< / dd >
< dd > metapredicate_term "< code > ,< / code > " metapredicate_terms< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > metapredicate_term ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > ::< / code > " | "< code > *< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > type ::=< / dt >
< dd > prolog_type | logtalk_type | user_defined_type< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > prolog_type ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > term< / code > " | "< code > nonvar< / code > " | "< code > var< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > compound< / code > " | "< code > ground< / code > " | "< code > callable< / code > " | "< code > list< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > atomic< / code > " | "< code > atom< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > number< / code > " | "< code > integer< / code > " | "< code > float< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > logtalk_type ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > object< / code > " | "< code > category< / code > " | "< code > protocol< / code > " |< / dd >
< dd > "< code > event< / code > "< / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > user_defined_type ::=< / dt >
< dd > < i > atom< / i > |< / dd >
< dd > < i > compound< / i > < / dd >
< / dl >
< dl >
< dt > number_of_solutions ::=< / dt >
< dd > "< code > zero< / code > " | "< code > zero_or_one< / code > " | "< code > zero_or_more< / code > " | "< code > one< / code > " | "< code > one_or_more< / code > " | "< code > error< / code > "< / dd >
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