org.evrete.api

Class FactBuilder

java.lang.Object

org.evrete.api.FactBuilder

public final class FactBuilder
extends Object

A fact declaration for RuleBuilder. Fact type can be specified both as a Java Class or as a type name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static FactBuilder	fact(String name, Class<?> type) 'import static' this method for brevity of fact declarations.
static FactBuilder	fact(String name, String type) 'import static' this method for brevity of fact declarations.
String	getName() The fact's variable name
Class<?>	getResolvedType() Returns fact's type as Java Class
String	getUnresolvedType() Returns fact's type as String

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

fact

public static FactBuilder fact(String name,
                               String type)

'import static' this method for brevity of fact declarations.

Parameters:

name - fact type's reference variable

type - fact's type name

Returns:

returns new FactBuilder

Throws:

NullPointerException - if any of the parameters is null

fact

public static FactBuilder fact(String name,
                               Class<?> type)

'import static' this method for brevity of fact declarations.

Parameters:

name - fact type's reference variable

type - fact's Java class

Returns:

returns new FactBuilder

Throws:

NullPointerException - if any of the parameters is null

getName

public String getName()

The fact's variable name

Returns:

fact's variable name

getUnresolvedType

public String getUnresolvedType()

Returns fact's type as String

Returns:

fact's String type or null if the fact is declared as Java class.

getResolvedType

public Class<?> getResolvedType()

Returns fact's type as Java Class

Returns:

fact's declared Class or null if the fact's type is declared as named type.