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neg ?Expr

Expr arithmetically evaluates to 0
Expr
A boolean expression

Description

Suspends until Expr is ground, and then evaluates it. Succeeds if it evaluates to 0.

Typically, the expression contains reifiable constraints, in which case a corresponding reified constraint is set up, and the expression is replaced by the resulting boolean variable.

Modules

This predicate is sensitive to its module context (tool predicate, see @/2).

Fail Conditions

Expr does not evaluate to 0

Exceptions

(24) number expected
Expr is not an arithmetic expression.

Examples

	?- neg B, B = 1.
	No (0.00s cpu)

	?- neg B, B = 0.
	B = 0
	Yes (0.00s cpu)

	% arguments are typically reifiable expressions:
	?- neg X > 7, X = 8.
	No (0.00s cpu)

	% the previous example is equivalent to:
	?- >(X,7,B), neg B, X=8.
	No (0.00s cpu)

	% and/or/=>/neg are themselves reifiable:
	?- neg(X > 7 or X < 5), X = 7.
	X = 7
	Yes (0.00s cpu)

See Also

neg / 2, and / 2, or / 2, => / 2, ic : neg / 1, gfd : neg / 1