This also works:
     Map<String,String> a = new HashMap<>();

More ways to run into an error
     Map<String,String> a;

     a = new HashMap<String,String>();

etc.

Using 6.0.0-Final
-W

On 17/05/2014, rjh <raojinghai@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I got a weird problem. A Java List/Map with generics can be used together
> with modify() in the same rule. For example, a simple rule like the
> following:
>
> package com.sample
>
> import java.util.Map;
> import java.util.HashMap;
>
> declare TestFact
>     @propertyReactive
>     data : String
> end
>
> rule "init"
>     when
>         not TestFact()
>     then
>         insert (new TestFact());
> end
>
> rule "Test Rule"
>     when
>         $fact : TestFact()
>     then
>         System.out.println( "Hello" );
>         Map<String,String> a = new HashMap<String,String>();
>         modify ($fact) {setData("0")}
> end
>
> I got the following error message:
>
> java.lang.RuntimeException: Error while creating KieBase[Message [id=1,
> level=ERROR, path=rules/Sample.drl, line=18, column=0
>    text=Unable to resolve type Map<String,String>:
> Unable to find class 'Map<String,String>']]
>       at
> org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.KieContainerImpl.getKieBase(KieContainerImpl.java:260)
>       at
> org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.KieContainerImpl.newKieSession(KieContainerImpl.java:400)
>       at
> org.drools.compiler.kie.builder.impl.KieContainerImpl.newKieSession(KieContainerImpl.java:375)
>       at com.sample.DroolsTest.main(DroolsTest.java:17)
>
> However, if I remove "<String,String>" from "Map<String,String>", or remove
> the "modify" line, the code is correct then.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Jinghai
>
>
>
>
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