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term_io_protocol

Predicates for term input/output from/to atom, chars, and codes. The predicates are declared as synchronized when the library is compiled using a backend supporting threads.

| Availability: | logtalk_load(term_io(loader))

| Author: Paulo Moura | Version: 1:3:0 | Date: 2021-10-04

| Compilation flags: | static

| Dependencies: | (none)

| Remarks:

  • Portability notes: To keep calls to these library predicates portable, use only standard read/write options and specify output formats using atoms.

| Inherited public predicates: | (none)

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Public predicates

.. index:: read_term_from_atom/3 .. _term_io_protocol/0::read_term_from_atom/3:

read_term_from_atom/3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Reads a term from an atom using the given read options. A period at the end of the atom is optional. Valid options are those supported by the standard read_term/3 predicate.

| Compilation flags: | static, synchronized

| Template: | read_term_from_atom(Atom,Term,Options) | Mode and number of proofs: | read_term_from_atom(+atom,-term,+list(read_option)) - one_or_error


.. index:: read_from_atom/2 .. _term_io_protocol/0::read_from_atom/2:

read_from_atom/2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Reads a term from an atom using default read options. Shorthand for read_term_from_atom(Atom,Term,[]). A period at the end of the atom is optional.

| Compilation flags: | static

| Template: | read_from_atom(Atom,Term) | Mode and number of proofs: | read_from_atom(+atom,-term) - one_or_error


.. index:: read_term_from_chars/3 .. _term_io_protocol/0::read_term_from_chars/3:

read_term_from_chars/3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Reads a term from a list of characters using the given read options. A period at the end of the list is optional. Valid options are those supported by the standard read_term/3 predicate.

| Compilation flags: | static, synchronized

| Template: | read_term_from_chars(Chars,Term,Options) | Mode and number of proofs: | read_term_from_chars(+list(character),-term,+list(read_option)) - one_or_error


.. index:: read_term_from_chars/4 .. _term_io_protocol/0::read_term_from_chars/4:

read_term_from_chars/4 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Reads a term from a list of characters using the given read options, also returning the remaining characters. A period at the end of the term is required. Valid options are those supported by the standard read_term/3 predicate.

| Compilation flags: | static

| Template: | read_term_from_chars(Chars,Term,Tail,Options) | Mode and number of proofs: | read_term_from_chars(+list(character),-term,-list(character),+list(read_option)) - one_or_error


.. index:: read_from_chars/2 .. _term_io_protocol/0::read_from_chars/2:

read_from_chars/2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Reads a term from a list of characters using default read options. Shorthand for read_term_from_chars(Chars,Term,[]). A period at the end of the list is optional.

| Compilation flags: | static

| Template: | read_from_chars(Chars,Term) | Mode and number of proofs: | read_from_chars(+list(character),-term) - one_or_error


.. index:: read_term_from_codes/3 .. _term_io_protocol/0::read_term_from_codes/3:

read_term_from_codes/3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Reads a term from a list of character codes using the given read options. A period at the end of the list is optional. Valid options are those supported by the standard read_term/3 predicate.

| Compilation flags: | static, synchronized

| Template: | read_term_from_codes(Codes,Term,Options) | Mode and number of proofs: | read_term_from_codes(+list(character_code),-term,+list(read_option)) - one_or_error


.. index:: read_term_from_codes/4 .. _term_io_protocol/0::read_term_from_codes/4:

read_term_from_codes/4 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Reads a term from a list of character codes using the given read options, also returning the remaining character codes. A period at the end of the term is required. Valid options are those supported by the standard read_term/3 predicate.

| Compilation flags: | static

| Template: | read_term_from_codes(Codes,Term,Tail,Options) | Mode and number of proofs: | read_term_from_codes(+list(character_code),-term,-list(character_code),+list(read_option)) - one_or_error


.. index:: read_from_codes/2 .. _term_io_protocol/0::read_from_codes/2:

read_from_codes/2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Reads a term from a list of character codes using default read options. Shorthand for read_term_from_codes(Codes,Term,[]). A period at the end of the list is optional.

| Compilation flags: | static

| Template: | read_from_codes(Codes,Term) | Mode and number of proofs: | read_from_codes(+list(character_code),-term) - one_or_error


.. index:: write_term_to_atom/3 .. _term_io_protocol/0::write_term_to_atom/3:

write_term_to_atom/3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Writes a term to an atom using the given write options. Valid options are those supported by the standard write_term/3 predicate.

| Compilation flags: | static, synchronized

| Template: | write_term_to_atom(Term,Atom,Options) | Mode and number of proofs: | write_term_to_atom(@term,-atom,+list(write_option)) - one


.. index:: write_to_atom/2 .. _term_io_protocol/0::write_to_atom/2:

write_to_atom/2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Writes a term to an atom using default write options. Shorthand for write_term_to_atom(Term,Atom,[]).

| Compilation flags: | static

| Template: | write_to_atom(Term,Atom) | Mode and number of proofs: | write_to_atom(@term,-atom) - one


.. index:: write_term_to_chars/3 .. _term_io_protocol/0::write_term_to_chars/3:

write_term_to_chars/3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Writes a term to a list of characters using the given write options. Shorthand for write_term_to_chars(Term,Chars,[],Options). Valid options are those supported by the standard write_term/3 predicate.

| Compilation flags: | static

| Template: | write_term_to_chars(Term,Chars,Options) | Mode and number of proofs: | write_term_to_chars(@term,-list(character),+list(write_option)) - one


.. index:: write_term_to_chars/4 .. _term_io_protocol/0::write_term_to_chars/4:

write_term_to_chars/4 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Writes a term to a list of characters with the given tail using the given write options. Valid options are those supported by the standard write_term/3 predicate.

| Compilation flags: | static, synchronized

| Template: | write_term_to_chars(Term,Chars,Tail,Options) | Mode and number of proofs: | write_term_to_chars(@term,-list(character),@term,+list(write_option)) - one


.. index:: write_to_chars/2 .. _term_io_protocol/0::write_to_chars/2:

write_to_chars/2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Writes a term to a list of characters using default write options. Shorthand for write_term_to_chars(Term,Chars,[],[]).

| Compilation flags: | static

| Template: | write_to_chars(Term,Chars) | Mode and number of proofs: | write_to_chars(@term,-list(character)) - one


.. index:: write_term_to_codes/3 .. _term_io_protocol/0::write_term_to_codes/3:

write_term_to_codes/3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Writes a term to a list of character codes using the given write options. Shorthand for write_term_to_codes(Term,Codes,[],Options). Valid options are those supported by the standard write_term/3 predicate.

| Compilation flags: | static

| Template: | write_term_to_codes(Term,Codes,Options) | Mode and number of proofs: | write_term_to_codes(@term,-list(character_code),+list(write_option)) - one


.. index:: write_term_to_codes/4 .. _term_io_protocol/0::write_term_to_codes/4:

write_term_to_codes/4 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Writes a term to a list of character codes with the given tail using the given write options. Valid options are those supported by the standard write_term/3 predicate.

| Compilation flags: | static, synchronized

| Template: | write_term_to_codes(Term,Codes,Tail,Options) | Mode and number of proofs: | write_term_to_codes(@term,-list(character_code),@term,+list(write_option)) - one


.. index:: write_to_codes/2 .. _term_io_protocol/0::write_to_codes/2:

write_to_codes/2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Writes a term to a list of character codes using default write options. Shorthand for write_term_to_chars(Term,Codes,[],[]).

| Compilation flags: | static

| Template: | write_to_codes(Term,Codes) | Mode and number of proofs: | write_to_codes(@term,-list(character_code)) - one


.. index:: format_to_atom/3 .. _term_io_protocol/0::format_to_atom/3:

format_to_atom/3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Writes a list of arguments to an atom using the given format (specified as in the de facto standard format/2 predicate).

| Compilation flags: | static, synchronized

| Template: | format_to_atom(Format,Arguments,Atom) | Mode and number of proofs: | format_to_atom(@atom,+list(term),-atom) - one


.. index:: format_to_chars/3 .. _term_io_protocol/0::format_to_chars/3:

format_to_chars/3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Writes a list of arguments to a list of characters using the given format (specified as in the de facto standard format/2 predicate). Shorthand for format_to_chars(Format,Arguments,Chars,[]).

| Compilation flags: | static

| Template: | format_to_chars(Format,Arguments,Chars) | Mode and number of proofs: | format_to_chars(@term,+list(term),-list(character)) - one


.. index:: format_to_chars/4 .. _term_io_protocol/0::format_to_chars/4:

format_to_chars/4 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Writes a term to a list of characters with the given tail using the given format (specified as in the de facto standard format/2 predicate).

| Compilation flags: | static, synchronized

| Template: | format_to_chars(Format,Arguments,Chars,Tail) | Mode and number of proofs: | format_to_chars(@term,+list(term),-list(character),@term) - one


.. index:: format_to_codes/3 .. _term_io_protocol/0::format_to_codes/3:

format_to_codes/3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Writes a list of arguments to a list of character codes using the given format (specified as in the de facto standard format/2 predicate). Shorthand for format_to_codes(Format,Arguments,Codes,[]).

| Compilation flags: | static

| Template: | format_to_codes(Format,Arguments,Codes) | Mode and number of proofs: | format_to_codes(@term,+list(term),-list(character_code)) - one


.. index:: format_to_codes/4 .. _term_io_protocol/0::format_to_codes/4:

format_to_codes/4 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Writes a list of arguments to a list of character codes with the given tail using the given format (specified as in the de facto standard format/2 predicate).

| Compilation flags: | static, synchronized

| Template: | format_to_codes(Format,Arguments,Codes,Tail) | Mode and number of proofs: | format_to_codes(@term,+list(term),-list(character_code),@term) - one


.. index:: with_output_to/2 .. _term_io_protocol/0::with_output_to/2:

with_output_to/2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Calls a goal deterministically with output to the given format: atom(Atom), chars(Chars), chars(Chars,Tail), codes(Codes), or codes(Codes,Tail).

| Compilation flags: | static, synchronized

| Template: | with_output_to(Output,Goal) | Meta-predicate template: | with_output_to(*,0) | Mode and number of proofs: | with_output_to(+compound,+callable) - zero_or_one


Protected predicates

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Private predicates

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Operators

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