Thanks for the clarification. alan
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-jess-users@;sandia.gov]On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:58 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: JESS: Problem matching String valued slot using an ATOM > > > I think Alan Moore wrote: > > > > Please help me understand when the automatic conversion is done > and when it > > is not. > > > > LHS matching is done "as if by" the (eq) and (neq) functions. These do > no conversions at all, and so values match in content and type. > > Conversion of function arguments is at the discretion of the > individual function. Most Jess functions try to be lenient in what > they'll accept. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > Ernest Friedman-Hill > Distributed Systems Research Phone: (925) 294-2154 > Sandia National Labs FAX: (925) 294-2234 > Org. 8920, MS 9012 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > PO Box 969 http://herzberg.ca.sandia.gov > Livermore, CA 94550 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------