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`assignvars`
============

The `assignvarsp` protocol declares the predicates used for logical assignment 
of Prolog terms developed by Nobukuni Kino.

The `assignvars` object provides a declarative implementation of the `assignvarsp`
protocol. It can be used with any backend Prolog compiler. 

The `nd_assignvars` object provides a non-declarative but faster implementation
of the `assignvarsp` protocol. It can be used with the following backend Prolog
compilers: B-Prolog, CxProlog, ECLiPSe, GNU Prolog, SICStus Prolog, SWI-Prolog,
and YAP.

For more information on assignvars, please consult the URL:

https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050049/http://www.kprolog.com/en/logical_assignment/

The representation of assignable terms should be regarded as an opaque term and
only accessed using the library predicates.


API documentation
-----------------

Open the [../../apis/library_index.html#assignvars](../../apis/library_index.html#assignvars)
link in a web browser.


Loading
-------

To load all entities in this library, load the `loader.lgt` file:

	| ?- logtalk_load(assignvars(loader)).


Testing
-------

To test this library predicates, load the `tester.lgt` file:

	| ?- logtalk_load(assignvars(tester)).
