Appendix C  Summary of C Interface Functions

Note that a self-contained subset of the functions described here uses only integer and string arguments and is therefore suitable to be used in situations where no complex types can be passed, e.g. when interfacing to scripting languages.

• Constructing ECLⁱPS^e terms in C
• Decomposing ECLⁱPS^e terms in C
• Referring to ECLⁱPS^e terms from C
• Passing Data to and from External Predicates in C
• Operations on ECLⁱPS^e Data
• Initialising and Shutting Down the ECLⁱPS^e Subsystem
• Creating External Predicates in C
• Passing Control and Data to ECLⁱPS^e from C
• Communication via ECLⁱPS^e Streams
• Miscellaneous