Task

Write a function/procedure/subroutine that is called with an integer value and returns the middle three digits of the integer if possible or a clear indication of an error if this is not possible.

Note: The order of the middle digits should be preserved.

Your function should be tested with the following values; the first line should return valid answers, those of the second line should return clear indications of an error:

123, 12345, 1234567, 987654321, 10001, -10001, -123, -100, 100, -12345
1, 2, -1, -10, 2002, -2002, 0

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middle_3_digits(Number, [D1,D2,D3]) :-
    verify_middle_3_able(Number, Digits),    
    append(FrontDigits, [D1,D2,D3| BackDigits], Digits),
    same_length(FrontDigits, BackDigits).
 
verify_middle_3_able(Number, Digits) :-
    must_be(number, Number),
    AbsNumber is abs(Number),
    number_chars(AbsNumber, Digits),
    length(Digits, NumDigits),
    ( 3 > NumDigits         ->  domain_error('at least 3 digits',    Number)
    ; 0 is NumDigits mod 2  ->  domain_error('odd number of digits', Number)
    ; true
    ).
 