I think Simon Harris wrote: > Is that for performans reasons or primarily understandability? > > I'm building an app where the Java code constructs a very simple domain > model that is asserted as a set of facts. The end user is then able to > write ad-hoc rules, infering relationships that the app could never know > in advance. >
Both. If you need to represent ad-hoc relationships, you could use a template like (deftemplate relation (slot name) (slot subject) (slot object)) or, if you must, (deftemplate relation (slot name) (multislot objects)) --------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Friedman-Hill Science and Engineering PSEs Phone: (925) 294-2154 Sandia National Labs FAX: (925) 294-2234 PO Box 969, MS 9012 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Livermore, CA 94550 http://herzberg.ca.sandia.gov -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users [EMAIL PROTECTED]' in the BODY of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], NOT to the list (use your own address!) List problems? Notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
