Datalog

Datalog is a declarative logic programming language that extends Prolog by allowing function-free Horn clauses, which are rules consisting of a head and a body. It is used in database systems for expressing queries and constraints.

Datalog

Areas of application

  • Database management systems
  • Data analysis
  • Information retrieval
  • Knowledge representation
  • Software engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Web Data Management

Example

Here is an example of a Datalog program that defines a query to find all books written by an author:

?- writ(john, Book1).
?- writ(mary, Book2).
?- findall(wrote(X), Book(X)).