Question

I have defined ! (factorial) function and registered it as arithmetic function and an operator, so that I can execute: A is 6!.

Now I’d like to define !! (factorial of odd numbers), but the same way – writing clauses, registering arithmetic_function and operator, calling A is 7!! – results in
SyntaxError: Operator expected

How should I, if possible, register !! operator ?

Yes, I realize, ! is normally the cut.

Answer 1

! is a so-called solo character, you cannot have two in a row. If it were not, you could not write for example:

c :- !.

but would instead have to write:

c :- ! .

because “!.” would otherwise be interpreted as a single token.

Also, if you let ! be an operator, both versions are invalid syntax (yes, SWI still accepts it, but for example GNU Prolog does not). You need to write:

c :- (!).

because operators that are operands need to be bracketed. Instead of !, use for example “f” and “ff”, or fitting Unicode characters for your use case.