.. index:: gensym
.. _gensym/0:

**object**

``gensym``
==========

Predicates for generating unique atoms. Object protocol based on the "gensym" module of SWI-Prolog.

| **Author:** Paulo Moura
| **Version:** 1.01
| **Date:** 2011/11/9

| **Compilation flags:**
|    ``static, context_switching_calls``


(no dependencies on other entities)


Public interface
----------------

.. raw:: html

   <div id="reset_gensym/0"> </div>

.. index:: reset_gensym/0
.. _gensym/0::reset_gensym/0:

``reset_gensym/0``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Resets the generator counter for all bases.

| **Compilation flags:**
|    ``static, synchronized``

| **Mode and number of proofs:**
|    ``reset_gensym`` - ``one``


.. raw:: html

   <div id="reset_gensym/1"> </div>

.. index:: reset_gensym/1
.. _gensym/0::reset_gensym/1:

``reset_gensym/1``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Resets the generator counter for a given base.

| **Compilation flags:**
|    ``static, synchronized``

| **Template:**
|    ``reset_gensym(Base)``
| **Mode and number of proofs:**
|    ``reset_gensym(+atom)`` - ``one``


.. raw:: html

   <div id="gensym/2"> </div>

.. index:: gensym/2
.. _gensym/0::gensym/2:

``gensym/2``
^^^^^^^^^^^^

Returns a new unique atom with a given base (prefix).

| **Compilation flags:**
|    ``static, synchronized``

| **Template:**
|    ``gensym(Base,Unique)``
| **Mode and number of proofs:**
|    ``gensym(+atom,-atom)`` - ``one``


Protected interface
-------------------

(none)

Private predicates
------------------

.. raw:: html

   <div id="base_/2"> </div>

.. index:: base_/2
.. _gensym/0::base_/2:

``base_/2``
^^^^^^^^^^^

Table of generator bases and respective counters.

| **Compilation flags:**
|    ``dynamic``

| **Template:**
|    ``base_(Base,Counter)``
| **Mode and number of proofs:**
|    ``base_(?atom,?integer)`` - ``zero_or_more``


Operators
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(none)

Remarks
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(none)

