finally figured it out. first, because a ChoiceDefinition will compile just fine, but throw an exception at runtime, set the "from" to a local RouteDefinition variable - this way, the editor/compiler will complain.
(note: the cast is needed because when you use ".end()" or ".filter()" it returns a ProcessorDefinition or "Capture" - both of which *can* be cast to a RouteDefinition) a couple of rules I found about ".choice": 1) only use ".endChoice()" after a ".multicast()" (or other complex pattern) that is within a ".when()" or at the end of an ".otherwise()". 2) use ".end()" at the final end of the ".choice()" here is my final complicated example from the original question that works: Thank you Claus for ultimately pointing me in the right direction!!! -- View this message in context: http://camel.465427.n5.nabble.com/RouteBuilder-from-exposing-as-a-ChoiceDefinition-rather-than-a-RouteDefinition-tp5743309p5743447.html Sent from the Camel - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
