Re: [rules-users] Help with my understanding

How about this: rule "Valid Format" when $status : RuleResult() Identifier(value matches "^([0-9]{9})$") then $status.addErrorMessage("Identifier does not match required format"); end http://downloads.jboss.com/drools/docs/4.0.3.15993.GA/html_single/index.h... On Dec 19, 2007 9:48 AM, <John.Dubchak(a)wellsfargo.com&gt; wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > We are using Jboss-rules 3.0.5 and I have written a simple rule: > > > > rule "Valid Format" > > > > when > > $status : RuleResult() > > $id : Identifier() > > > > eval ($id.getValue() != null) > > eval (!$id.getValue().matches("^([0-9]{9})$")) > > then > > $status.addErrorMessage("Identifier does not match required > format"); > > > > end > > > > In my unit test, I create an instance of the Identifier object and do not > set the Value, therefore it is null by default. I have an earlier rule that > checks for this null value and places an error message in the result object > appropriately. I would expect this error to fail and not see this error > message in the result, but instead see the missing value error message. The > problem is that I see both. > > > > It appears as though the eval null check is failing. Am I misunderstanding > how this rule should work? > > > > Any insight and/or answers are really appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > John > > > > > _______________________________________________ > rules-users mailing list > rules-users(a)lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users > >