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assertz/1

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adds a new clause as last clause of a predicate to the database.

assertz(+Clause)

assertz/1 adds Clause as last clause of the predicate which has the same functor and arity as Clause to the database. If no corresponding predicate exists a new predicate is created.
If Clause is an atom or compound term whose principal functor is different from ':-' then Clause is the head and 'true' is the body of the new clause.
If Clause is a compound term whose principal functor is ':-'/2 then the left side (1st argument) of ':-' is the head and the right side (2nd argument) the body of the new clause.

Arguments

Clause              atom or compound term

Examples

assertz(f(a)). Succeeds and adds the clause 'f(a) :- true' at the end of the clause sequence of the predicate f/1.
assertz((f(X,Z) :- g(X,Y), h(Y,Z))). Succeeds and adds the clause 'f(X,Z) :- g(X,Y), h(Y,Z)' at the end of the clause sequence of the predicate f/2.
assertz(X). instantiation_error.

Standard

This predicate is part of the ISO-Prolog Standard.

See also

asserta/1, abolish/1, collect/3, load/1, unload/1, loaded/1/2, retract/1, retractall/1.

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