Grammar summary¶
Terms¶
- atom, integer, variable, structure, list
- lists:
[]
or[E1,E2|Tail]
- parentheses for grouping goals:
(A, B, ...)
Clauses¶
- fact:
head.
- rule:
head :- goal1, goal2.
Queries¶
?- goal.
Notes¶
- Parentheses group goals in clause bodies, queries, and directives. For example:
p :- (a, b).
This is parsed directly and behaves likep :- a, b.
- Operators follow standard Prolog precedence and associativity via the reader.
- The reader recognizes CLP(FD) reification operators
#<=>
,#==>
,#<==
.