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<strong>Author(s):</strong> <a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="Daniel Cabeza" href="ciaosearch.html#Daniel Cabeza">Daniel Cabeza</a>, <a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="Remy Haemmerle" href="ciaosearch.html#Remy Haemmerle">Remy Haemmerle</a>.<p>
This module implements predicates related to cyclic terms. Cyclic (or infinite) terms are produced when unifying a variable with a term which contains that variable.<br/><div id="Usage and interface"><h2>Usage and interface</h2><div class="lpdoc-cartouche"><ul><li><strong>Library usage:</strong><br/><tt>:- use_module(library(cyclic_terms)).</tt><li><strong>Exports:</strong><br/><ul class="lpdoc-itemize-minus"><li><em>Predicates:</em><br/><a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="0" href="#acyclic_term/1"><tt>acyclic_term/1</tt></a>, <a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="1" href="#uncycle_term/2"><tt>uncycle_term/2</tt></a>, <a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="2" href="#recycle_term/2"><tt>recycle_term/2</tt></a>, <a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="3" href="term_basic.html#cyclic_term/1"><tt>cyclic_term/1</tt></a>, <a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="4" href="term_basic.html#cyclic_term/1"><tt>cyclic_term/1</tt></a>, <a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="5" href="term_basic.html#cyclic_term/1"><tt>cyclic_term/1</tt></a>.
</ul></ul></div></div><div id="Documentation on exports"><h2>Documentation on exports</h2><div><div class="lpdoc-defname"><span class="lpdoc-predtag">PREDICATE</span><a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="acyclic_term/1" href="ciaosearch.html#acyclic_term/1">acyclic_term/1</a></div><div class="lpdoc-deftext"><p><span class="lpdoc-usage-header">Usage:</span><span class="lpdoc-usage-decl"><span class="lpdoc-on-right"><span class="lpdoc-iso">ISO</span></span><span><tt>acyclic_term(T)</tt></span>
</span><p>True if <span class="lpdoc-var">T</span> is acyclic (finite).</p><ul class="lpdoc-itemize-minus"></ul></div></div><p>
<div><div class="lpdoc-defname"><span class="lpdoc-predtag">PREDICATE</span><a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="uncycle_term/2" href="ciaosearch.html#uncycle_term/2">uncycle_term/2</a></div><div class="lpdoc-deftext"><p><span class="lpdoc-usage-header">Usage:</span><span class="lpdoc-usage-decl"><tt>uncycle_term(T,U)</tt>
</span><p>Given a term <span class="lpdoc-var">T</span>, <span class="lpdoc-var">U</span> is a finite representation of <span class="lpdoc-var">T</span> as an acyclic term. This representation can be converted back to <span class="lpdoc-var">T</span> using <a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="6" href="#recycle_term/2"><tt>recycle_term/2</tt></a>.</p><ul class="lpdoc-itemize-minus"></ul></div></div><p>
<div><div class="lpdoc-defname"><span class="lpdoc-predtag">PREDICATE</span><a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="recycle_term/2" href="ciaosearch.html#recycle_term/2">recycle_term/2</a></div><div class="lpdoc-deftext"><p><span class="lpdoc-usage-header">Usage:</span><span class="lpdoc-usage-decl"><tt>recycle_term(U,T)</tt>
</span><p>Given <span class="lpdoc-var">U</span>, a finite representation of a term as an acyclic term as <a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="7" href="#uncycle_term/2"><tt>uncycle_term/2</tt></a> produces, <span class="lpdoc-var">T</span> is the represented term. <span class="lpdoc-var">U</span> is modified by the predicate, thus to maintain it untouched <a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="8" href="term_basic.html#copy_term/2"><tt>copy_term/2</tt></a> should be used.</p><ul class="lpdoc-itemize-minus"></ul></div></div><p>
<div><div class="lpdoc-defname"><span class="lpdoc-predtag">PREDICATE</span><a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="cyclic_term/1" href="ciaosearch.html#cyclic_term/1">cyclic_term/1</a></div><div class="lpdoc-deftext"><p><span class="lpdoc-usage-header">Usage:</span><span class="lpdoc-usage-decl"><tt>cyclic_term(T)</tt>
</span><p>True if <span class="lpdoc-var">T</span> is cyclic (infinite).</p><ul class="lpdoc-itemize-minus"></ul></div></div><p>
<div><div class="lpdoc-defname"><span class="lpdoc-predtag">PREDICATE</span><a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="cyclic_term/1" href="ciaosearch.html#cyclic_term/1">cyclic_term/1</a></div><div class="lpdoc-deftext"><p><span class="lpdoc-usage-header">Usage:</span><span class="lpdoc-usage-decl"><tt>cyclic_term(T)</tt>
</span><p>True if <span class="lpdoc-var">T</span> is cyclic (infinite).</p><ul class="lpdoc-itemize-minus"></ul></div></div><p>
<div><div class="lpdoc-defname"><span class="lpdoc-predtag">PREDICATE</span><a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="cyclic_term/1" href="ciaosearch.html#cyclic_term/1">cyclic_term/1</a></div><div class="lpdoc-deftext"><p><span class="lpdoc-usage-header">Usage:</span><span class="lpdoc-usage-decl"><tt>cyclic_term(T)</tt>
</span><p>True if <span class="lpdoc-var">T</span> is cyclic (infinite).</p><ul class="lpdoc-itemize-minus"></ul></div></div><p>
</div><div id="Documentation on imports"><h2>Documentation on imports</h2>This module has the following direct dependencies:<ul class="lpdoc-itemize-minus"><li><em>System library modules:</em><br/><a class="lpdoc-idx-anchor" id="9" href="lists.html"><tt>lists</tt></a>.
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