Inverting the order of patterns (and following Lisa's idea) makes the problem go away:
rule "asdf" when OtherType( $member : member ) Interface( this == $member ) then // do whatever with $member end This can be constrained to a subset of subclasses if there is also ConcreteType3 extends Interface which should not be matched by adding expressions using instanceof. -W -- View this message in context: http://drools.46999.n3.nabble.com/Alternative-to-instanceof-when-matching-against-multiple-concrete-types-under-the-same-hiearchy-tp3314751p3318985.html Sent from the Drools: User forum mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ rules-users mailing list rules-users@lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/rules-users