FactTemplate (Drools :: Core 8.14.0.Beta API)

All Superinterfaces:

Externalizable, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

FactTemplateImpl
```
public interface FactTemplate
extends Externalizable
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Fact`	`createFact(long id)`
`FieldTemplate[]`	`getAllFieldTemplates()`	Return an array of all the slots.
`FieldTemplate`	`getFieldTemplate(int index)`	Get the Slot at the given pattern id
`FieldTemplate`	`getFieldTemplate(String name)`	Return the slot with the String name
`int`	`getFieldTemplateIndex(String name)`	Get the pattern index with the given name
`String`	`getName()`	The name of the template may be the fully qualified class name, or an alias.
`int`	`getNumberOfFields()`	templates may have 1 or more slots.
`InternalKnowledgePackage`	`getPackage()`

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Externalizable
readExternal, writeExternal

- Method Detail
  - getPackage
```
InternalKnowledgePackage getPackage()
```
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    The name of the template may be the fully qualified class name, or an alias.
    
    Returns:
  - getNumberOfFields
```
int getNumberOfFields()
```
    templates may have 1 or more slots. A slot is a named pattern with a specific type of value.
    
    Returns:
  - getAllFieldTemplates
```
FieldTemplate[] getAllFieldTemplates()
```
    Return an array of all the slots.
    
    Returns:
  - getFieldTemplate
```
FieldTemplate getFieldTemplate(String name)
```
    Return the slot with the String name
    
    Returns:
  - getFieldTemplate
```
FieldTemplate getFieldTemplate(int index)
```
    Get the Slot at the given pattern id
    
    Parameters:
    
    index -
    
    Returns:
  - getFieldTemplateIndex
```
int getFieldTemplateIndex(String name)
```
    Get the pattern index with the given name
    
    Parameters:
    
    name -
    
    Returns:
  - createFact
```
Fact createFact(long id)
```