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<h2 class="codenp">alias/3<span id="directives_alias3"/></h2>
<h4>Description</h4>
<pre>alias(Entity, Predicate, Alias)
alias(Entity, NonTerminal, Alias)</pre>
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Declares predicate and grammar rule non-terminal aliases. A predicate (non-terminal) alias is an alternative name for a predicate (non-terminal) declared or defined in an implemented protocol, an imported category, an extended prototype, an instantiated class, or a specialized class. Predicate alias may be used to solve conflicts between imported or inherited predicates. This directive may be used in objects, protocols, and categories.
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<h4>Template and modes</h4>
<pre>alias(@entity_identifier, +predicate_indicator, +predicate_indicator)
alias(@entity_identifier, +non_terminal_indicator, +non_terminal_indicator)</pre>
<h4>Examples</h4>
<pre>:- alias(list, member/2, list_member/2).
:- alias(set, member/2, set_member/2).
:- alias(words, singular//0, peculiar//0).</pre>
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