Re: [eclipse-clp-users] "twice" similar to "once"

From: Edgaonkar, Shrirang <Shrirang.Edgaonkar_at_nttdata.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:29:09 +0000
Marco,

Thanks. Non-logical variables can indeed be used to count the solutions. 

Thank you once again.

Regards,
Shrirang 

> On 22-Mar-2016, at 5:01 PM, Marco Gavanelli <marco.gavanelli_at_unife.it> wrote:
> 
>> On 22/03/16 04:18, Edgaonkar, Shrirang wrote:
>> Similar to "once / 1" I would like to write "twice / 1" goal so that
>> the first solution backtracks and finds the second solution. I wish
>> to get both the solutions.
> 
> In order to get two solutions (without recomputing the first), you need 
> to store some information in a way that survives backtracks.
> 
> The first idea that comes to my mind is to use assert and retract, that 
> are standard and work in all Prolog compilers:
> 
> :- dynamic previously_solved/0.
> 
> twice(Goal):-
>    call(Goal),
>    (previously_solved
>    ->    !, retract(previously_solved)
>    ;    assert(previously_solved)).
> 
> In ECLiPSe you can have better, reentrant code by using non-logical 
> storage predicates:
> 
> http://eclipseclp.org/doc/userman/umsroot050.html
> 
> Best,
> Marco
> 
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> http://docente.unife.it/marco.gavanelli
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