protected(Functor/Arity) protected(Functor1/Arity1, Functor2/Arity2, ...) protected([Functor1/Arity1, Functor2/Arity2, ...]) protected(Functor//Arity) protected(Functor1//Arity1, Functor2//Arity2, ...) protected([Functor1//Arity1, Functor2//Arity2, ...])
Declares protected predicates and protected grammar rule non-terminals. A protected predicate can only be called from the object containing the directive or from an object that inherits the directive. A protected non-terminal can only be used as an argument in a phrase/2 and phrase/3 messages sent from the object containing the directive or from an object that inherits the directive.
protected(+predicate_indicator_term) protected(+non_terminal_indicator_term)
:- protected(init/1). :- protected(print/2, convert/4). :- protected([load/1, save/3]).