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com.ibm.rules.engine.ruledef.runtime
Interface Rule

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Serializable

public interface Rule
extends Serializable

A Rule instance includes the name, package, description and properties of a rule. It does not include the rule logic.

Nested Class Summary

static class

Rule.Kind

Field Summary

static int	high The second highest priority.
static int	low The second lowest priority.
static int	maximum The highest priority.
static int	minimum The lowest priority.

Method Summary

String	getDescription() Returns the rule description.
Rule.Kind	getKind()
String	getName() Returns the fully qualified name of the rule.
String	getPackageName() Returns the name of the rule package.
CustomProperties	getProperties() Returns the properties of this rule.
List<RuleAction>	getRuleActions() Returns all action parts of this rules
String	getShortName() Returns the short name of the rule.

Field Detail

maximum

static final int maximum

The highest priority. The value of this constant is ONE BILLION.

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Constant Field Values

high

static final int high

The second highest priority. The value of this constant is ONE MILLION.

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Constant Field Values

low

static final int low

The second lowest priority. The value of this constant is MINUS ONE MILLION.

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Constant Field Values

minimum

static final int minimum

The lowest priority. The value of this constant is MINUS ONE BILLION.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getShortName

String getShortName()

Returns the short name of the rule.

Returns:

The short name of the rule.

getName

String getName()

Returns the fully qualified name of the rule.

Returns:

The fully qualified name of the rule.

getPackageName

String getPackageName()

Returns the name of the rule package.

Returns:

The name of the rule package.

getDescription

String getDescription()

Returns the rule description.

Returns:

A text description of the rule.

getProperties

CustomProperties getProperties()

Returns the properties of this rule.

Returns:

The properties of this rule.

getRuleActions

List<RuleAction> getRuleActions()

Returns all action parts of this rules

Returns:

All action parts of this rules

getKind

Rule.Kind getKind()