JESS: Is it possible to bind a Java object directly to a Jess variable without creating a new object?

Hi everyone, I am trying to assert to Jess that an object exists when I encounter a new object in my Java program. Right now I am using a template to mirror that object (i.e I have slot values for all of the Java objects fields) but this seems redundant to me. Is there any way to just bind a Java

RE: JESS: Is it possible to bind a Java object directly to a Jess variable without creating a new object?

There are (obviously) two options: (a) put the object somewhere accessible, and run Jess code that retrieves it, or (b) use Jess's Java API to set a Jess variable to contain the object. Either would work. The store/fetch mechanism is sort of an built-in easy way to do (a). Alternatively, say the