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# aliases

For a description of this example, please see the comments in the
`aliases.lgt` source file.

Print Logtalk, Prolog backend, and kernel versions (if running as a notebook):

```logtalk
%versions
```

Load the example:

```logtalk
logtalk_load(aliases(loader)).
```

Check the object `square(_)` public protocol:

```logtalk
%%table
square(_)::current_predicate(Predicate).
```

<!--
Predicate = side/1 ;
Predicate = width/1 ;
Predicate = height/1 ;
Predicate = area/1 ;
false.
-->

Test the `side/1` alias:

```logtalk
square(2)::side(Side).
```

<!--
Side = 2.
-->

Enumerate the properties of the `side/1` predicate alias:

```logtalk
%%table
square(2)::predicate_property(side(_), Property).
```

<!--
Property = alias_of(width(_56130)) ;
Property = alias_declared_in(square(2)) ;
Property = alias_declared_in(square(2), 52) ;
Property = logtalk ;
Property = scope(public) ;
Property =  (public) ;
Property = static ;
Property = declared_in(rectangle(_56350, _56352)) ;
Property = declared_in(rectangle(_56350, _56352), 32) ;
Property = defined_in(rectangle(_63112, _63112)) ;
Property = defined_in(rectangle(_63942, _63942), 36) ;
Property = number_of_clauses(1) ;
Property = number_of_rules(0).
-->

Enumerate the properties of the `width/1` predicate:

```logtalk
%%table
square(2)::predicate_property(width(_), Property).
```

<!--
Property = logtalk ;
Property = scope(public) ;
Property =  (public) ;
Property = static ;
Property = declared_in(rectangle(_3434, _3436)) ;
Property = declared_in(rectangle(_3434, _3436), 32) ;
Property = defined_in(rectangle(_7916, _7916)) ;
Property = defined_in(rectangle(_8742, _8742), 36) ;
Property = number_of_clauses(1) ;
Property = number_of_rules(0).
-->

Check the object `circle(_)` public protocol:

```logtalk
%%table
circle(_)::current_predicate(Predicate).
```

<!--
Predicate = r/1 ;
Predicate = rx/1 ;
Predicate = ry/1 ;
Predicate = area/1 ;
false.
-->

Test the `r/1` alias:

```logtalk
circle(3)::r(Radius).
```

<!--
Radius = 3.
-->

Enumerate the properties of the `r/1` predicate alias:

```logtalk
%%table
circle(3)::predicate_property(r(_), Property).
```

<!--
Property = alias_of(rx(_33998)) ;
Property = alias_declared_in(circle(3)) ;
Property = alias_declared_in(circle(3), 89) ;
Property = logtalk ;
Property = scope(public) ;
Property =  (public) ;
Property = static ;
Property = declared_in(ellipse(_34218, _34220)) ;
Property = declared_in(ellipse(_34218, _34220), 69) ;
Property = defined_in(ellipse(_40980, _40980)) ;
Property = defined_in(ellipse(_41810, _41810), 73) ;
Property = number_of_clauses(1) ;
Property = number_of_rules(0).
-->

Enumerate the properties of the `rx/1` predicate:

```logtalk
%%table
circle(3)::predicate_property(rx(_), Property).
```

<!--
Property = logtalk ;
Property = scope(public) ;
Property =  (public) ;
Property = static ;
Property = declared_in(ellipse(_46416, _46418)) ;
Property = declared_in(ellipse(_46416, _46418), 69) ;
Property = defined_in(ellipse(_50898, _50898)) ;
Property = defined_in(ellipse(_51724, _51724), 73) ;
Property = number_of_clauses(1) ;
Property = number_of_rules(0).
-->
