[rules-users] Getter/Setter Methods for declared types

[Wolfgang Laun]

You may have overlooked that
   *e.setBar = 2;*
is NOT equivalent to
   *mark.setName("Mark");*

Just Java, you know ;-)
-W


On 28/06/2013, droolster <quant.coder at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> At compile time, are the getter and setter methods automatically created
> for
> a declared type. In the Drools Expert PDF it gives the following example:
>
> declare Person
>     name : String
>     dateOfBirth : java.util.Date
>     address : Address
> end
>
> and it states that the following class is generated:
>
> public class Person implements Serializable {
>      private String name;
>      private java.util.Date dateOfBirth;
>      private Address address;
>      // empty constructor
>
>     public Person() {...}
>     // constructor with all fields
>
>     public Person( String name, Date dateOfBirth, Address address ) {...}
>     // if keys are defined, constructor with keys
>
>     public Person( ...keys... ) {...}
>
>     *// getters and setters*
>     // equals/hashCode
>     // toString
> }
>
> Then the setter is referenced as follows:
>
> rule "Using a declared Type"
>     when
>        $p : Person( name == "Bob" )
>     then
>
>     // Insert Mark, who is Bob's mate.
>
>    Person mark = new Person();
>    *mark.setName("Mark");*
>    insert( mark );
> end
>
> ----
>
> I tried the same with this simple declared type:
>
> declare Foo
>     bar : int
> end
>
> rule "abc"
>     when
>        some condition
>     then
>        Foo e = new Foo();
>      * e.setBar = 2;*
>        insert (e);
> end
>
> But the compiler complains indicating that it "cannot be resolved or is not
> a field".
>
> Do I need to specify the getter/setters in my DRL file explicitly?
>
> Thank you for your help in advance.
>
> Regards
>
>
>
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