Tactical.FIRST_X

STRUCTURE

SYNOPSIS

Maps a theorem-tactic over the assumptions, applying first successful tactic and removing the assumption that gave rise to the successful tactic.

DESCRIPTION

The tactic

   FIRST_X_ASSUM ttac ([A1; ...; An], g)

has the effect of applying the first tactic which can be produced by ttac from the ASSUMEd assumptions (A1 |- A1), ..., (An |- An) and which succeeds when applied to the goal. The assumption which produced the successful theorem-tactic is removed from the assumption list (before ttac is applied). Failures of ttac to produce a tactic are ignored.

FAILURE

Fails if ttac (Ai |- Ai) fails for every assumption Ai, or if the assumption list is empty, or if all the tactics produced by ttac fail when applied to the goal.

EXAMPLE

The tactic

   FIRST_X_ASSUM SUBST_ALL_TAC

searches the assumptions for an equality and causes its right hand side to be substituted for its left hand side throughout the goal and assumptions. It also removes the equality from the assumption list. Using FIRST_ASSUM above would leave an equality on the assumption list of the form x = x. The tactic

   FIRST_X_ASSUM MATCH_MP_TAC

searches the assumption list for an implication whose conclusion matches the goal, reducing the goal to the antecedent of the corresponding instance of this implication and removing the implication from the assumption list.

COMMENTS

The “X” in the name of this tactic is a mnemonic for the “crossing out” or removal of the assumption found.

SEEALSO

ASSUM_LIST, EVERY, PAT_ASSUM, EVERY_ASSUM, FIRST, MAP_EVERY, MAP_FIRST, UNDISCH_THEN