:ADD-INSTANCE

Purpose

Creates a new instance.

Parameters

(variable class)
A variable to be bound to the new instance, and the class of the new instance.
clause*
Clauses to be asserted about the new instance. If a (:NAME ...) clause is included, the new instance will be created with the name given in that clause.

Examples

  (:ADD-INSTANCE (?t1 Trucks) (:NAME ?t1 "F-150"))
  (:ADD-INSTANCE (?mycat Cats)  (:NAME ?mycat "Shadow") (enemyOf ?mycat Rover))

Success criteria

Succeeds if the instance is successfully created.

Failure criteria

Fails if the instance can not be created.

Notes

The class of the new instance must already exist.

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