pncopyvars

Purpose

Copy a node's variables to the suggested node of a rule match. Must be called from the POST Region and can be considered a new-style NLP++ action.

Syntax

NULL = pncopyvars(Pnode1,Pnode2)
NULL = pncopyvars(aPnode)
NULL = pncopyvars(positionNum)
NULL = pncopyvars(0)

aPnode - type: pnode

positionNum - type: int

Returns

Remarks

The first form copies variables from node 1 to node 2. The second form copies node variables from a given node. The third form copies variables from the first node matching the positionNumth element of the current rule. The fourth form copies from the node matching the last element of the rule.

Example

@POST
pncopyvars(N(2)); # Copy head _noun variables to _np node.
single();
@RULES
_np <- _det [s] _noun [s] @@