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<h4>Description</h4>

<pre>call(Closure, Arg)
call(Closure, Arg1, Arg2)
...</pre>
<p>
Calls a goal constructed by appending addtional arguments to a closure.
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<h4>Template and modes</h4>

<pre>call(+callable, ?term)
call(+callable, ?term, ?term)
...</pre>

<h4>Errors</h4>

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	<dt>Closure is a variable:</dt>
		<dd><code>instantiation_error</code></dd>
	<dt>Closure is neither a variable nor a callable term:</dt>
		<dd><code>type_error(callable, Closure)</code></dd>
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<h4>Examples</h4>

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	<dt>Call a goal in <a class="glossary" title="Go to glossary definition" href="../../glossary.html#this">this</a> constructed by appending addtional arguments to a closure:</dt>
		<dd><code>call(Closure, Arg1, Arg2, ...)</code></dd>
	<dt>Call a goal in <a class="glossary" title="Go to glossary definition" href="../../glossary.html#self">self</a> constructed by appending addtional arguments to a closure:</dt>
		<dd><code>::call(Closure, Arg1, Arg2, ...)</code></dd>
	<dt>Call a goal in an object constructed by appending addtional arguments to a closure:</dt>
		<dd><code>Object::call(Closure, Arg1, Arg2, ...)</code></dd>
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