[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] Closed: (JBRULES-1451) LHS expression comparing a Boolean to a String does not fail but always returns true

LHS expression comparing a Boolean to a String does not fail but always returns true ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Key: JBRULES-1451 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBRULES-1451 Project: JBoss Drools Issue Type: Bug Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Affects Versions: 4.0.3, 4.0.4 Environment: Eclipse IDE Version: 3.3.0 Build id: M20070921-1145 Windows XP Professional SP2 Reporter: Len Carlsen Assigned To: Edson Tirelli Fix For: 4.0.5, 5.0.0-M1 LHS expression comparing a Boolean to a String does not fail but always returns true. Example: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Modified the Drools HelloWorldExample and changed the status from an int to a boolean. import org.drools.examples.HelloWorldExample.Message; rule "Hello World" when m : Message( status == "hello", message : message ) then System.out.println( message ); end public static class Message { public static final boolean HELLO = false; public static final boolean GOODBYE = true; private String message; private Boolean status; public Message() {} public String getMessage() { return this.message; } public void setMessage(final String message) { this.message = message; } public boolean getStatus() { return this.status; } public void setStatus(final boolean status) { this.status = status; } } final Message message = new Message(); message.setMessage( "Hello World" ); message.setStatus( Message.HELLO ); final StatefulSession session = ruleBase.newStatefulSession(); session.insert( message ); session.fireAllRules();