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<h2 class="codenp">create_object/4<span id="builtins_create_object4"/></h2>


<h4>Description</h4>

<pre>create_object(Identifier, Relations, Directives, Clauses)</pre>
<p>
Creates a new, dynamic, object.
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<h4>Template and modes</h4>

<pre>create_object(+object_identifier, +list, +list, +list)</pre>

<h4>Errors</h4>

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	<dt>One of the predicate arguments is a variable:</dt>
		<dd><code>instantiation_error</code></dd>
	<dt>Identifier is not a valid object identifier:</dt>
		<dd><code>type_error(object_identifier, Identifier)</code></dd>
	<dt>Identifier is already in use:</dt>
		<dd><code>permission_error(replace, category, Identifier)</code></dd>
		<dd><code>permission_error(replace, object, Identifier)</code></dd>
		<dd><code>permission_error(replace, protocol, Identifier)</code></dd>
	<dt>Relations is neither a variable nor a proper list:</dt>
		<dd><code>type_error(list, Relations)</code></dd>
	<dt>Directives is neither a variable nor a proper list:</dt>
		<dd><code>type_error(list, Directives)</code></dd>
	<dt>Clauses is neither a variable nor a proper list:</dt>
		<dd><code>type_error(list, Clauses)</code></dd>
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<h4>Examples</h4>

<pre>| ?- create_object(foo, [extends(bar)], [public(foo/1)], [foo(1), foo(2)]).</pre>

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