ONCE_SIMP_CONV : thm list -> conv

SYNOPSIS
Simplify a term once by conditional contextual rewriting.

DESCRIPTION
A call ONCE_SIMP_CONV thl tm will return |- tm = tm' where tm' results from applying the theorems in thl as (conditional) rewrite rules, as well as built-in simplifications (see basic_rewrites and basic_convs). For more details on this kind of conditional rewriting, see SIMP_TAC. The ONCE prefix indicates that the first applicable terms in a toplevel term will be simplified once only, though conditional subgoals generated will be simplified repeatedly.

FAILURE CONDITIONS
Never fails, but may return a reflexive theorem |- tm = tm if no simplifications can be made.

SEE ALSO
ASM_SIMP_TAC, SIMP_RULE, SIMP_TAC.