[rules-users] Compilation error: "Syntax error, insert "; " to complete BlockStatements "

[Scott Burrows]

They are only needed on the RHS (Right Hand Side) of the rules where the
syntax is Java like.

Scott Burrows


On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Kris Nuttycombe <kris.nuttycombe at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Well, now I feel dumb. :) I finally figured out that I'd actually been
> looking at the wrong rule. I'm still a bit confused, though - what
> dictates whether or not a semicolon is required at the end of the
> line? In looking at a lot of the example code (for example,
> PetStore.drl) the placement of semicolons seems pretty haphazard, and
> I haven't been able to find where in the documentation that is
> covered.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Kris.
>
> On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 6:15 AM, Scott Burrows <scottjburrows at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Kris,
> >
> > You need a semicolon at the end of the addCharge statement.
> >
> > Scott Burrows
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Kris Nuttycombe <
> kris.nuttycombe at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi, all,
> >>
> >> I'm new to Drools, and am a bit confused by the compilation error that
> >> I'm getting. From the line number, it appears to be in a generated
> >> Java file instead of in my rules file, so I'm having a hard time
> >> debugging the issue. Here is the full error:
> >>
> >> Rule Compilation error : [Rule name=Assert Total Accumulator for
> >> Order, agendaGroup=init, salience=0, no-loop=false]
> >>  com/gaiam/gcsi/rules/Rule_Assert_Total_Accumulator_for_Order_0.java
> >> (7:429) : Syntax error, insert ";" to complete BlockStatements
> >>
> >>
> >> Here is the rule that's being referred to:
> >>
> >> rule "Add charge amounts to total."
> >>    agenda-group "calc_total"
> >> when
> >>    $total : Total()
> >>    $event : ProgramBillingEvent( $amount : amount)
> >> then
> >>    modify( $total ) {
> >>        addCharge($event, $amount)
> >>    }
> >> end
> >>
> >> I'm working from the example modify block discussed in the docs at
> >>
> >>
> http://downloads.jboss.com/drools/docs/4.0.7.19894.GA/html/ch02s05.html#d0e961
> >> - I haven't been able to find other documentation referring to this
> >> construct.
> >>
> >> What am I doing wrong?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Kris
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