[rules-users] For loop inside a modify block problem

[Martin A]

Strangely, after making the changes, that 'for' loop makes the Drools
engine to come up with the same error (no such identifier).

I commented the loop and it does not throw that error.

Any ideas why this happens?

Thanks

On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Martin A <wmlsub at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, Mauricio,
>
> Thanks for the help.. but what do you mean by '  that loop is not doing
> anything  '
>
> Regards,
> Martin
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Mauricio Salatino <salaboy at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> yeah.. sort of..
>> you can do
>>
>> $gsc.doSomething($item.id);
>>   for (int i = 0; i < $item.quantity; i++) {
>>             $gsc.doSomethingElse($item.id);
>>   }
>> update($gsc);
>>
>> but by the way.. that loop is not doing anything ..
>>
>>
>> 2012/1/10 Martin A <wmlsub at gmail.com>:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I suppose that means something like:
>> >
>> >         modify ($gsc) {
>> >             doSomething($item.id);
>> >         }
>> >
>> >
>> >         for (int i = 0; i < $item.quantity; i++) {
>> >            $gsc.doSomethingElse($item.id);
>> >         }
>> >
>> >         update($gsc);
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Martin
>> >
>> > 2012/1/10 Wolfgang Laun <wolfgang.laun at gmail.com>
>> >>
>> >> No can do, because within a modify block a comma-separated list of
>> >> (setter) method calls of the object between the parentheses must be
>> written.
>> >>
>> >> Note that you can change a fact (without a modify statement) - just
>> follow
>> >> this with an update call.
>> >>
>> >> See the Expert manual for details.
>> >>
>> >> -W
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 2012/1/10 Martin A <wmlsub at gmail.com>
>> >>>
>> >>> Hello, guys,
>> >>>
>> >>> I have the following snippet of a right side rule:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>         modify ($gsc) {
>> >>>             doSomething($item.id);
>> >>>
>> >>>             for (int i = 0; i < $item.quantity; i++) {
>> >>>                 doSomethingElse($item.id);
>> >>>             }
>> >>>         }
>> >>>
>> >>> which looks like is invalid syntax in some way, but it comes out with
>> >>> strange error report, such as '[Error: no such identifier: $item]'
>> >>>
>> >>> Would you please assist me on how to put that loop inside that modify
>> >>> block?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thank you and regards,
>> >>> Martin
>> >>>
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