Hi,
I think Austin David wrote:
>
> Hi all!
>
> I've got a question: does the (reset) in 4.1b3 work as
> documented, and am I just seeing something different than I
> think?
>
> The doc says it removes all facts from the fact-list, but my
> results vary.
>
> Specifically, when I assert a single fact (actually, I
> definstance a class) and (reset) (run), (facts) will return all
> facts.
Well, reset both removes and asserts facts. Freom the README:
Removes all facts from the fact list, removes all activations, then
asserts the fact (initial-fact), then asserts all facts found in
deffacts and initializes all defglobals.
'Deffacts' includes definstances in this case (thanks for pointing
this out; I'll clarify this in the next release.) So if you issue a single
(definstance) command, then (reset), the fact-list will have two facts
on it: (initial-fact) and the definstance fact. If you then (run) (as
you imply above) well, then, of course, during the run any number of
facts may be asserted or retracted.
> Also, I'd like to see better documentation around sec. 6 & 7 of
> definstance. I had a real bear of a time getting my objects into
> Jess with those sections, and it wasn't until later that I tried
> definstance. I didn't want my code to be so "close" to Jess, but
> it turns out that I'm better off this way.
You're right; the documentation for defclass and definstance is pretty
sparse. I'll see if I can't squeeze out a few sentences for the next
go-round. Our old friend Win Carus has been generous enough to do some
editing to improve the clarity of Jess' documentation in a number of
places, as well.
Can you describe to me (off the list, I think, at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]) the problems you had in understanding
how to get Java objects into Jess? It's hard for me, being so close to
it, to know exactly what needs better explaining.
>
> Other than that, a great product!
> --
> Austin http://havoc.gtf.gatech.edu/austin Slave to The Man
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