<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hi, I'm very new to Drools and I'm trying to get code running based on the first sample code from the QuickStart chapter of the drools-doc-expert.</div><div><br></div><div>It compiles and runs (tried on commandline & in JBoss Dev Studio 2.0.0.GA) but does not work, ie it always says "rejected" instead of "accepted". </div><div><br></div><div>I've had to fill out a bit of code to get it to compile so I may be doing something completely wrong. I've included the code (rule, model, main) below. </div><div><br></div><div>Any help would be really appreciated.</div><div><br></div><div>Darrin</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>#Sample.drl</div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span style="color: #960000">package</span> com.company.license</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; min-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); "><span style="color: #960000">rule</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span>"Is of valid age"<span style="color: #000000"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(150, 0, 0); ">when<span style="color: #000000"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "> $a : Applicant( age > 18);</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(150, 0, 0); ">then<span style="color: #000000"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "> $a.setValid( <span style="color: #960000">true</span> ); </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>System.out.println(<span style="color: #008000">"true"</span>);</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(150, 0, 0); ">end</div></div><div><br></div><div>//Applicant.java</div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span style="color: #7f0055">package</span> com.company.license;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; min-height: 15px; "><span style="color: #7f0055">public</span> <span style="color: #7f0055">class</span> Applicant </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; ">{ </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "> <span style="color: #7f0055">private</span> String <span style="color: #0000c0">name</span>; </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(127, 0, 85); "><span style="color: #000000"> </span>private<span style="color: #000000"> </span>int<span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #0000c0">Age</span><span style="color: #000000">; </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(127, 0, 85); "><span style="color: #000000"> </span>private<span style="color: #000000"> </span>boolean<span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #0000c0">valid</span><span style="color: #000000">; </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(63, 127, 95); "><span style="color: #000000"> </span>// getter and setter methods here </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color: #7f0055">public</span> String getName() { <span style="color: #7f0055">return</span> <span style="color: #0000c0">name</span>; }</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color: #7f0055">public</span> <span style="color: #7f0055">int</span> getAge()<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>{ <span style="color: #7f0055">return</span> <span style="color: #0000c0">Age</span>; }</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color: #7f0055">public</span> <span style="color: #7f0055">boolean</span> getValid(){ <span style="color: #7f0055">return</span> <span style="color: #0000c0">valid</span>; }</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color: #7f0055">public</span> <span style="color: #7f0055">void</span> setName(String s){ <span style="color: #7f0055">this</span>.<span style="color: #0000c0">name</span> = s; }</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color: #7f0055">public</span> <span style="color: #7f0055">void</span> setAge(<span style="color: #7f0055">int</span> i){ <span style="color: #7f0055">this</span>.<span style="color: #0000c0">Age</span> = i; }</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color: #7f0055">public</span> <span style="color: #7f0055">void</span> setValid(<span style="color: #7f0055">boolean</span> v){ <span style="color: #7f0055">this</span>.<span style="color: #0000c0">valid</span> = v; }</div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Monaco; min-height: 15.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; ">}</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; ">//ruletest.java</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; ">package com.company.license;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; ">import org.drools.builder.*;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; ">import org.drools.io.*;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; ">import org.drools.runtime.*;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; ">import org.drools.*;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; ">public class ruletest</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; ">{</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>public ruletest(){}</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>public static void main(String args[])</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>{</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>ruletest rt = new ruletest();</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>rt.go();</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>}</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>public void go()</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>{</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Applicant dude = new Applicant();</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>dude.setName("Rufus");</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>dude.setAge(32);</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>System.out.println(dude.getName());</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>System.out.println("test: "+dude.getValid());</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>KnowledgeBuilder kbuilder = KnowledgeBuilderFactory.newKnowledgeBuilder(); </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Resource ruleResource = ResourceFactory.newClassPathResource( "Sample.drl", getClass() );</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>kbuilder.add( ruleResource, ResourceType.DRL ); </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>if ( kbuilder.hasErrors() ) </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> System.err.println( kbuilder.getErrors().toString() ); </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>KnowledgeBase kbase = KnowledgeBaseFactory.newKnowledgeBase();</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>StatelessKnowledgeSession ksession = kbase.newStatelessKnowledgeSession(); </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>System.out.println( dude.getValid() ); //should display false</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>ksession.execute( dude ); </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>if (dude.getValid())</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> System.out.println("Application approved"); //should display due to hardcoded as of 32</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> else</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> System.out.println("Application rejected");</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>} </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Monaco; ">}</div></div></div></body></html>