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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>I have a question regarding
order of operations in the consequence of a rule when using the mvel dialect.
When executed the Drl below provides <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New";color:black'>Right =30.0</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'> and <span style='color:black'>Wrong =140.0. The
only difference is the parens around the multiplying expressions, which shouldn’t
be necessary given order of operations. Is this a problem with the drools/mvel
interaction or is it completely an issue with mvel? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Is the general expectation that all
expressions must be completely scoped by parens when using mvel? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>package</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> test;</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>dialect</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:green'>"mvel"</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>rule</span></b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:green'>"test 11"</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>when</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> </span><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>then</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>
</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>double</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>
rightVal=((10-5)*2) + (5*(8-4));</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>
</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#960000'>double</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>
wrongVal=(10-5)*2 + 5*(8-4);</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> System.out.println(</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:green'>"Right ="</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>+rightVal);</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:black'> System.out.println(</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:green'>"Wrong ="</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>+wrongVal);</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#960000'>End<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#960000'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:#960000'>After execution:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'>Right =30.0</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'>Wrong =140.0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'>Thank you for all of your help. We are using drools 4.0.4.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'>Joe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Also, I haven’t figured out how it
arrives at 140. The following format also produces 140, which seems a little
more strange.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'> <b>double</b>
wrongVal=10-5*2 + 5*8-4;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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