11.3.206 source_file/[1,2]

Synopsis

source_file(?AbsFile)

source_file(?Pred, ?AbsFile)

AbsFile is the absolute name of a loaded file, and Pred is a predicate with clauses in that file.

Arguments

:Pred

callable

Selected predicate specification.

AbsFile

atom

Absolute filename.

Description

Loaded files include compiled, consulted, restored, PO loaded and pre-linked files.

If AbsFile is bound and not the name of a loaded file, or if Pred is bound and not the name of a a loaded predicate, then source_file(AbsFile) simply fails.

To find any predicates defined in a given file, use the form:

     source_file(M:P, File)

See Also

ref-lps-apf.