[rules-users] 2 problems with the keyword contains in HashMaps

[Wolfgang Laun]

On 11/10/2012, raffi <christian.koehler at s2008.tu-chemnitz.de> wrote:
> For second problem I think it should work with the /matches/-operator. I
> will
> test it...

I wasn't sure what your formulations mean, i.e., when the test should
return true, but you have all the information to answer it for yourself.


>
> First problem: I tested it with identical strings in HashMap and
> transaction
> data and it worked, so I thought only strings are allowed. I tried it with
> strings as key values and casting $cid to string in the way:
> ((String)$cid).toString()

Whatever for? The actual class of the object used to look up a key
isn't relevant at all. At runtime, it's just Object or any subclass, and
the applicable hashCode() and equals() decide everything.

-W

> But it says that it is unable to analyse this expression.
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