-- Database programming in Curry: family relationships (relational style) {- Structure of the family: Christine --- Antony Maria --- Bill / \ | / \ | Monica --- John Alice --- Frank / \ | / \ | Susan Peter Andrew -} data Person = Christine | Maria | Monica | Alice | Susan | Antony | Bill | John | Frank | Peter | Andrew female Christine = True female Maria = True female Monica = True female Alice = True female Susan = True male Antony = True male Bill = True male John = True male Frank = True male Peter = True male Andrew = True married Christine Antony = True married Maria Bill = True married Monica John = True married Alice Frank = True mother Christine John = True mother Christine Alice = True mother Maria Frank = True mother Monica Susan = True mother Monica Peter = True mother Alice Andrew = True father f c | let m free in (married m f && mother m c) =:= True = True grandfather g c | let f free in (father g f && father f c) =:= True = True grandfather g c | let m free in (father g m && mother m c) =:= True = True -- goals: goal1 child = father John child goal2 g c = grandfather g c