LMNtal Java allows inline code written in Java, and SLIM allows LMNtal programs to call C functions.

Foreign-Language Interface in Java

Syntax

inline_define atom
   [:/*inline_define*/ inline_define_code_in_Java :]
inline atom
   [:/*inline*/ inline_code_in_Java :](X1,...,Xn)

Specification

The execution of inline code takes place immediately after the rewriting task of the rule that creates the inline atom is finished.

Defined variables:

me .... the inline atom itself
mem ... me.getMem() 

Examples

[:/*inline_define*/class Foo { static int counter = 0; } :].
[:/*inline*/System.out.println(me.nthAtom(0).getName());
            me.remove();
            me.nthAtom(0).remove();:]("LMNtal\n")
% ==> prints LMNtal
hello(X) :- [:/*inline*/
              Atom a = mem.newAtom(new Functor("ok",1));
              me.remove();
              mem.relink(a,0,me,0);:](X).
hello(there).
% ==> ok(there)

Foreign-Language Interface in SLIM

SLIM allows LMNtal programs to call functions written in C. The LMNtal atom '$callback'('function_name', arg1, arg2, ...) calls the C function 'function_name' with the specified arguments. Examples of callbacks can be found in the library programs located in the lib directory and the corresponding C functions can be found in the src/ext directory.


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