org.drools.definition.rule
Interface Query

All Superinterfaces:

KnowledgeDefinition

public interface Query
extends KnowledgeDefinition

Public Query interface for runtime query inspection.

Method Summary

String	getMetaAttribute(String key) Deprecated.
Map<String,Object>	getMetaAttributes() Deprecated.
Map<String,Object>	getMetaData() Returns an immutable Map of all meta data attributes associated with this query object.
String	getName() Returns this query's name.
String	getPackageName() Returns the package name (namespace) this query is tied to.
Collection<String>	listMetaAttributes() Deprecated.

Method Detail

getPackageName

String getPackageName()

Returns the package name (namespace) this query is tied to.

Returns:

the package name.

getName

String getName()

Returns this query's name.

Returns:

the query name

getMetaData

Map<String,Object> getMetaData()

Returns an immutable Map of all meta data attributes associated with this query object.

Returns:

an immutable Map of meta data attributes.

listMetaAttributes

@Deprecated
Collection<String> listMetaAttributes()

Deprecated.

This method is deprecated. Please use getMetaAttributes() instead.

Returns:

a collection with all the meta attribute keys associated with this Query.

getMetaAttributes

@Deprecated
Map<String,Object> getMetaAttributes()

Deprecated.

Returns an immutable Map of all meta attributes associated with this query object.

Returns:

an immutable Map of meta attributes.

getMetaAttribute

@Deprecated
String getMetaAttribute(String key)

Deprecated.

Returns the value of the meta attribute identified by the "key"

Parameters:

key - the meta attribute key

Returns:

the meta attribute value or null if there is no value for that key.