Logtalk reference manual
Source file and object directive: initialization/1

initialization/1

Description

initialization(Goal)

When used within an object, this directive defines a goal to be called after the object has been loaded into memory. When used at a global level within a source file, this directive defines a goal to be called after the compiled source file is loaded into memory.

Multiple initialization directives can be used in a source file or in an object. Their goals will be called in order at loading time.

Categories and protocols cannot contain initialization directives as the initialization goals would lack a complete execution context which is only available for objects.

Although technically a global initialization/1 directive in a source file is a Prolog directive, calls to Logtalk built-in predicates from it are usually compiled to improve performance and providing better support for embedded applications.

Template and modes

initialization(@callable)

Examples

:- initialization(init).