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lex

Conflict Resolution Tactic / Function
Summary

Implements the lex tactic.

Signature

lex instantiation1 instantiation2 => result

Arguments

instantiation1

An instantiation object.

instantiation2

An instantiation object.

Values

result

A boolean.

Description

The function returns true if and only if instantiation1 is preferred to instantiation2 by the conflict resolution tactic lex, otherwise false. The function is intended to be used primarily by including it in the conflict resolution strategy for a context.

Examples
(defcontext my-context1 :strategy (lex))
(defcontext my-context2 :strategy (priority lex))
See also

defcontext
deftactic
-lex
instantiation
conflict-set
fire-rule


KnowledgeWorks and Prolog User Guide (Unix version) - 26 Feb 2015

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