parents : string -> string list
STRUCTURE
SYNOPSIS
Lists the parent theories of a named theory.
DESCRIPTION
If s is the name of the current theory or an ancestor of the current theory, the call parents s returns a list of strings that identify the parent theories of s. The shorthand "-" may be used to denote the name of the current theory segment.
FAILURE
Fails if the named theory is not an ancestor of the current theory.
EXAMPLE
- parents "bool";
> val it = ["min"] : string list

- parents "min";
> val it = [] : string list

- current_theory();
> val it = "scratch" : string

- parents "-";
> val it = ["list", "option"] : string list

SEEALSO
HOL  Kananaskis-10