jess
Class Deffacts

java.lang.Object
  jess.Deffacts

All Implemented Interfaces:

Named, java.io.Serializable, Visitable

public class Deffacts

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable, Visitable, Named

A Deffacts is a list of facts that are asserted when the Rete engine is reset.

(C) 2005 Sandia National Laboratories

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Deffacts(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String docstring, Rete engine)
Create a deffacts

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	accept(Visitor v) A proper accept() implementation should call one of the visitXXX() methods on the Visitor.
void	addFact(Fact fact) Add a fact to this deffacts
java.lang.String	getConstructType() Return the type of construct this object is; for example, "defrule", "deftemplate", etc.
java.lang.String	getDocstring() Fetch the documentation comment, if any, for this deffacts
Fact	getFact(int idx) Fetch a single Fact from this deffacts
java.lang.String	getModule() Fetch the module of this deffacts
java.lang.String	getName() Fetch the name of this deffacts
int	getNFacts() Fetch the number of facts in this deffacts
void	reset(Rete engine) Assert my facts into engine.
java.lang.String	toString() Describe myself

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Deffacts

public Deffacts(java.lang.String name,
                java.lang.String docstring,
                Rete engine)
         throws JessException

Create a deffacts

Parameters:

name - The name of the deffacts

docstring - A documentation string

Method Detail

getName

public final java.lang.String getName()

Fetch the name of this deffacts

Specified by:

getName in interface Named

Returns:

the name

getModule

public final java.lang.String getModule()

Fetch the module of this deffacts

Returns:

the module

getDocstring

public final java.lang.String getDocstring()

Fetch the documentation comment, if any, for this deffacts

Specified by:

getDocstring in interface Named

Returns:

the documentation string

addFact

public void addFact(Fact fact)

Add a fact to this deffacts

Parameters:

fact - The fact to add

getNFacts

public int getNFacts()

Fetch the number of facts in this deffacts

Returns:

the number of facts

getFact

public Fact getFact(int idx)

Fetch a single Fact from this deffacts

Parameters:

idx - the o-based index of the desired fact

Returns:

the idx'th fact

reset

public void reset(Rete engine)
           throws JessException

Assert my facts into engine.

Throws:

JessException

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Describe myself

Returns:

A string representation of this deffacts

accept

public java.lang.Object accept(Visitor v)

Description copied from interface: Visitable

A proper accept() implementation should call one of the visitXXX() methods on the Visitor.

Specified by:

accept in interface Visitable

Parameters:

v - a visitor to invoke

Returns:

whatever the invoked Visitor method returns.

getConstructType

public final java.lang.String getConstructType()

Description copied from interface: Named

Return the type of construct this object is; for example, "defrule", "deftemplate", etc.

Specified by:

getConstructType in interface Named

Returns:

the construct type