# Concepts ### @definitionlist-present * no parameters * see also: @has-definition Returns `true` if at least one definition-list is present in the document. This function, together with `@has-definition`, allows you check whether some defined term has a definition attached to it. {% hint style="info" %} Note that this function will also return true when the only definition list that is currently present, happens to be a non-exhaustive definition list in which only certain terms are currently visible. {% endhint %} ### @has-autonomous-definition * first parameter: a #concept * returns: true or false Like `@has-definition`, but only returns true if the defined term has an “autonomous” definition assigned to it, i.e. a real definition that will separately show up in the definition list, as opposed to some regular clause that simulatenously acts as a definition. Tip: you can easily invert the behaviour of this special function: `not(@has-autonomous-definition(#employee))` will return true if no autonomous definition is assigned to concept *employee*. ### @has-definition * first parameter: a #concept * returns: true or false Returns true if the specified concept currently has any kind of definition assigned to in the document/binder (i.e., either an integrated definition or an autonomous definition). For example, `@has-definition(#employee)` will return `true` if some definition has been assigned to concept “employee” through the terms-pane of Assemble Document. Note that this function will also return `true` when a definition has been assigned, but no definition-list is currently present in the document/binder — if this possibility exists, then you should also check for `@definitionlist-present`. Tip: you can easily invert the behaviour of this special function: `not(@has-definition(#employee)`) will return true if no definition is assigned to concept *employee*. ### @has-integrated-definition * first parameter: a #concept * returns: true or false Like `@has-definition`, but returns true if the defined term has an integrated definition assigned to it, i.e. a regular clause that contains, and simulatenously acts as, a definition — as opposed to a real definition that will separately show up in the definition list. {% hint style="info" %} Tip: you can easily invert the behaviour of this special function: `not(@has-integrated-definition(#employee))` will return true if no integrated definition is assigned to concept *employee*. {% endhint %} ### @implemented * parameter: `#concept` or `§cross-tag` * returns true or false Returns true if the specified #concept or §cross-tag is implemented in the document, i.e. if some clause is present that textually represents this concept or cross-tag. (This will technically be the case when some clause contains an “implements” link towards the concept, respectively contains that cross-tag.) Tip: you can easily invert the behaviour of this special function: `not(@implemented(#concept))` will return true if clause is currently implementing that concept. ### @implemented-all * parameters: one or more #concepts or §cross-tags * returns `true` or `false` Returns true if *all* of the #concepts or §cross-tags mentioned as parameters have been implemented. Returns false if @implemented is false for *any* of those. Tip: you can easily invert the behaviour of this special function: `not(@implemented-all(#employee, #contract, #started))` will return true if any of those three concepts is not implemented by a clause. ### @implemented-any * parameters: one or more #concepts or §cross-tags * returns `true` or `false` Returns `true` if *any* of the concepts of §cross-tags mentioned as parameters have been implemented. Returns false if `@implemented` is false for *all* of those. Tip: you can easily invert the behaviour of this special function: `not(@implemented-any(#employee, #contract, #started))` will return true if none of those three concepts is implemented by a clause. ### @ref-if * parameter: #concept * returns a reference, or nothing Returns a reference if the concept is implemented, otherwise results in nothing. Calling `@ref-if(#concept)` is largely similar to calling `{@implemented(#concept): §#concept}`, but will not result in an error message if the concept would happen to not be implemented. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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