org.drools.definition.rule
Interface Rule

All Superinterfaces:

KnowledgeDefinition

public interface Rule
extends KnowledgeDefinition

Public Rule interface for runtime rule inspection.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.drools.definition.KnowledgeDefinition

KnowledgeDefinition.KnowledgeType

Method Summary

String	getMetaAttribute(String key) Deprecated.
Map<String,Object>	getMetaAttributes() Deprecated.
Map<String,Object>	getMetaData() Returns an immutable Map of all meta data attributes associated with this rule object.
String	getName() Returns this rule's name.
String	getPackageName() Returns the package name (namespace) this rule is tied to.
Collection<String>	listMetaAttributes() Deprecated.

Methods inherited from interface org.drools.definition.KnowledgeDefinition

getId, getKnowledgeType, getNamespace

Method Detail

getPackageName

String getPackageName()

Returns the package name (namespace) this rule is tied to.

Returns:

the package name.

getName

String getName()

Returns this rule's name.

Returns:

the rule name

getMetaData

Map<String,Object> getMetaData()

Returns an immutable Map of all meta data attributes associated with this rule object.

Returns:

an immutable Map of meta data attributes.

listMetaAttributes

@Deprecated
Collection<String> listMetaAttributes()

Deprecated.

This method is deprecated. Please use getMetaAttributes() instead.

Returns:

a collection with all the meta attribute keys associated with this Rule.

getMetaAttributes

@Deprecated
Map<String,Object> getMetaAttributes()

Deprecated.

Returns an immutable Map of all meta attributes associated with this rule object.

Returns:

an immutable Map of meta attributes.

getMetaAttribute

@Deprecated
String getMetaAttribute(String key)

Deprecated.

Returns the value of the meta attribute identified by the "key"

Parameters:

key - the meta attribute key

Returns:

the meta attribute value or null if there is no value for that key.