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Naming a RuleSet

The ruleset statement is the outer-most statement in a source rule file. Comments may appear before, within, and after the ruleset statement. All other rule language statements must appear within the ruleset statement.

Syntax

   ruleset <name> (
     <rule language statements>+
   )
      

Parameters

       <name>

Is an identifier that names the ruleset.

Example

The following ruleset is preceded by a few comment statements and has the name myRuleSet_1A:

   //------------------------------------------
   // A ruleset to amaze and astound the world!
   //------------------------------------------
   ruleset myRuleset_1A {

      .
      .
      .
   }