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.. rst-class:: align-right

**directive**

.. index:: pair: dynamic/0; Directive
.. _directives_dynamic_0:

``dynamic/0``
=============

Description
-----------

::

   dynamic

Declares an entity and its contents as dynamic. Dynamic entities can be
abolished at runtime.

As entities created at runtime (using the :ref:`predicates_create_object_4`,
:ref:`predicates_create_protocol_3`, and :ref:`predicates_create_category_4`
built-in predicates) are always dynamic, this directive is only necessary in
the rare cases where we want to define dynamic entities in source files.

.. warning::

   Some backend Prolog compilers declare the atom ``dynamic`` as an operator
   for a lighter syntax, forcing writing this atom between parenthesis
   when using this directive.

Template and modes
------------------

::

   dynamic

Examples
--------

::

   :- dynamic.

.. seealso::

   :ref:`directives_dynamic_1`,
   :ref:`predicates_object_property_2`,
   :ref:`predicates_protocol_property_2`,
   :ref:`predicates_category_property_2`
