diff -r bea2ab2e360b -r bcdf68c78e18 src/HOL/Lex/MaxPrefix.thy
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+++ b/src/HOL/Lex/MaxPrefix.thy	Tue Mar 10 13:27:13 1998 +0100
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+(*  Title:      HOL/Lex/MaxPrefix.thy
+    ID:         $Id$
+    Author:     Tobias Nipkow
+    Copyright   1998 TUM
+*)
+
+MaxPrefix = Prefix +
+
+constdefs
+ is_maxpref :: ('a list => bool) => 'a list => 'a list => bool
+"is_maxpref P xs ys ==
+ xs <= ys & (xs=[] | P xs) & (!zs. zs <= ys & P zs --> zs <= xs)"
+
+types 'a splitter = "'a list => 'a list * 'a list"
+constdefs
+ is_maxsplitter :: "('a list => bool) => 'a splitter => bool"
+"is_maxsplitter P f ==
+ (!xs ps qs. f xs = (ps,qs) = (xs=ps@qs & is_maxpref P ps xs))"
+
+consts
+ maxsplit :: "('a list => bool) => 'a list => 'a list => 'a list * 'a list
+              => 'a list * 'a list"
+primrec maxsplit list
+"maxsplit P ps []     res = (if P ps then (ps,[]) else res)"
+"maxsplit P ps (q#qs) res = maxsplit P (ps@[q]) qs
+                               (if P ps then (ps,q#qs) else res)"
+end