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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>When I use the syntax below and write
like: </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>[when]ABC=ObjectA(application==true || banker==true
|| officer==true)</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>on drl it gives me the following error:</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Multiple markers at this line:</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>unknown:116:39 Unexpected
token &#8216;==&#8217;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>unknown:116:25 Unexpected
token &#8216;||&#8217;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>unknown:116:64 Unexpected
token &#8216;==&#8217;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Again, there are NO attributes in ObjectA
named application, banker or officer.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
rules-users-bounces@lists.jboss.org [mailto:rules-users-bounces@lists.jboss.org]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Edson Tirelli<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 21, 2007
9:49 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Rules Users List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [rules-users] Minor
Issue in writing DSL</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; Drools respects encapsulation, so it works with javabean method
name conventions. If you have a method isApplication() that returns a boolean,
does not matter how your class calculates the return value. Same for any other
method. In 4.0, you can write:<br>
<br>
ObjectA( application == true || banker == true )<br>
<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; To map that as a DSL, just follow your usual procedure and syntax.<br>
<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; []s<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; Edson</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=gmailquote><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2007/8/21, Saleem
Lakhani &lt; <a href="mailto:Saleem.Lakhani@citizensfla.com">Saleem.Lakhani@citizensfla.com</a>&gt;:</span></font></span></p>

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<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi,</span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If I had a rule written in DSL using Drools 3.0 like;</span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>[when] when1=r : ObjectA( )</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>[when] when2=</span></font><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>eval(r.isApplication()
|| r.isBanker())</span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>There are no attributes in
class Object with name application and banker but there are methods in ObjectA
with names isApplication() &amp; isBanker() which does some work and return
Boolean based on some facts.</span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>What is the correct way of
writing the same rule using Drools 4.0 ?</span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Also, if the above
attributes were present in ObjectA what would have been the best way to write
it in DSL using Drools 4.0</span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS"'>Thanks,</span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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