Logtalk reference manual
Predicate directive: private/1

private/1

Description

private(Functor/Arity)
private((Functor1/Arity1, Functor2/Arity2, ...))
private([Functor1/Arity1, Functor2/Arity2, ...])

private(Functor//Arity)
private((Functor1//Arity1, Functor2//Arity2, ...))
private([Functor1//Arity1, Functor2//Arity2, ...])

private(op(Precedence, Associativity, Operator))

Declares private predicates, private grammar rule non-terminals, and private operators. A private predicate can only be called from the object containing the private directive. A private non-terminal can only be used in a call of the phrase/2 and phrase/3 methods from the object containing the private directive.

Template and modes

private(+predicate_indicator_term)
private(+non_terminal_indicator_term)
private(+operator_declaration)

Examples

:- private(counter/1).

:- private((init/1, free/1)).

:- private([data/3, key/1, keys/1]).

See also

protected/1, public/1