FactBuilder (evrete-core 3.1.00 API)

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

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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.