On 1/30/06, Michael Neale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > yep validation like that definately should be done with an object and a > collection. > > Like you say, have a ValidationList class, and .addValidationFail() method > that accumulates it. Exceptions generally are best avoided unless there is > something seriously wrong. This is analagous to web frameworks where they > have .addError() methods (like in struts for an unpleasant example).
Wouldn't hurt to have some documentation covering Drools and exceptions so that people understand more clearly what happens when a rule throws an exception, when that would be a good idea and when it wouldn't. -- Geoffrey Wiseman