From: Stefano Zacchiroli <zack@upsilon.cc>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 10:04:22 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: added bool_elim (elimination which preserves infos on the eliminated value)
X-Git-Tag: V_0_7_2_3~123
X-Git-Url: http://matita.cs.unibo.it/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8881e203658bb17d37bdea24ea3e104d0466e2e8;p=helm.git

added bool_elim (elimination which preserves infos on the eliminated value)
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diff --git a/helm/matita/library/datatypes/bool.ma b/helm/matita/library/datatypes/bool.ma
index a4667da30..11f1d7a8c 100644
--- a/helm/matita/library/datatypes/bool.ma
+++ b/helm/matita/library/datatypes/bool.ma
@@ -19,7 +19,18 @@ include "logic/equality.ma".
 inductive bool : Set \def 
   | true : bool
   | false : bool.
-  
+
+theorem bool_elim: \forall P:bool \to Prop. \forall b:bool.
+  (b = true \to P true)
+  \to (b = false \to P false)
+  \to P b.
+  intros 2 (P b).
+  elim b;
+  [ apply H; reflexivity
+  | apply H1; reflexivity
+  ]
+qed.
+
 theorem not_eq_true_false : true \neq false.
 simplify.intro.
 change with