12.4.3.2 Reading data from a term
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      • Foreign Language Interface
        • The Foreign Include File
          • Analysing Terms via the Foreign Interface
            • Reading data from a term
              • PL_get_atom()
              • PL_get_atom_chars()
              • PL_get_string_chars()
              • PL_get_chars()
              • PL_get_list_chars()
              • PL_get_integer()
              • PL_get_long()
              • PL_get_int64()
              • PL_get_uint64()
              • PL_get_intptr()
              • PL_get_bool()
              • PL_get_pointer()
              • PL_get_float()
              • PL_get_functor()
              • PL_get_name_arity()
              • PL_get_compound_name_arity()
              • PL_get_module()
              • PL_get_arg()
              • PL_get_dict_key()
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Availability:C-language interface function
int PL_get_name_arity(term_t +t, atom_t *name, size_t *arity)
If t is compound or an atom, the functor name will be assigned over name and the arity over arity (either or both may be NULL). See also PL_get_functor() and PL_is_functor().