ok I managed to re-create the test with: "package org.drools.test \n" +
"import java.util.List\n" + "import java.util.ArrayList\n" + "global List list\n" + "dialect \"mvel\"\n" + "declare Person\n" + " name : String\n" + " likes : String\n" + "end\n" + "\n" + "declare Location\n" + " thing : String \n" + " location : String \n" + "end\n" + "\n" + "declare Edible\n" + " thing : String\n" + "end\n" + "\n" + "\n" + "query hasFood( String x, String y ) \n" + " Location(x, y;) " + " or \n " + " ( Location(z, y;) and ?hasFood(x, z;) )\n"+ "end\n" + "\n" + "rule look when \n" + " Person( $l : likes ) \n" + " hasFood( $l, 'kitchen'; )\n" + "then\n" + " list.add( 'kitchen has ' + $l );" + "end\n" + "rule go1 when\n" + " String( this == 'go1') \n" + "then\n" + " insert( new Person('zool', 'peach') );\n" + " insert( new Location(\"table\", \"kitchen\") );\n" + " insert( new Location(\"peach\", \"table\") );\n" + "end\n" + "\n"; On 22/06/2011 18:25, Mark Proctor wrote: > On 22/06/2011 16:39, Wolfgang Laun wrote: >> This is related to the example in 2.1.2.8., Backward Chaining. >> >> Using the same rules and queries given there, the sequence of fact insertions >> >> insert( new Here( "table" ) ); >> insert( new Edible( "peach" ) ); >> insert( new Location( "peach", "table" ) ); >> >> results in nothing being seen and nothing being edible, whereas >> >> insert( new Edible( "peach" ) ); >> insert( new Location( "peach", "table" ) ); >> insert( new Here( "table" ) ); >> >> results in the obvious and expected result. >> >> There is no difference w.r.t. using '?' in front of query names. > Take a look at the tests here, see if you can add the logic that you > think should works and doesn't and let us know. As far as I know > insertion order should not matter: > https://github.com/droolsjbpm/drools/blob/master/drools-compiler/src/test/java/org/drools/integrationtests/BackwardChainingTest.java > > Mark >> -W >> >> _______________________________________________ >> rules-dev mailing list >> rules-dev@lists.jboss.org >> https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-dev >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > rules-dev mailing list > rules-dev@lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-dev > > _______________________________________________ rules-dev mailing list rules-dev@lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-dev