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Jakarta Persistence Criteria API

Interface Summary
Interface Description

AbstractQuery<T> The AbstractQuery interface defines functionality that is common to

both top-level queries and subqueries.

CollectionJoin<Z,​E> The CollectionJoin interface is the type of the result of joining to a

collection over an association or element collection that has been
specified as a java.util.Collection.

CommonAbstractCriteria The CommonAbstractCriteria interface defines functionality that is

common to both top-level criteria queries and subqueries as well as to
update and delete criteria operations.

CompoundSelection<X> The CompoundSelection interface defines a compound selection item

(tuple, array, or result of constructor).

CriteriaBuilder Used to construct criteria queries, compound selections, expressions,

predicates, orderings.

CriteriaBuilder.Case<R> Interface used to build general case expressions.

CriteriaBuilder.Coalesce<T> Interface used to build coalesce expressions.

CriteriaBuilder.In<T> Interface used to build in predicates.

CriteriaBuilder.SimpleCase<C,​ Interface used to build simple case expressions.

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CriteriaDelete<T> The CriteriaDelete interface defines functionality for performing bulk
delete operations using the Criteria API
CriteriaQuery<T> The CriteriaQuery interface defines functionality that is specific to top-
level queries.
CriteriaUpdate<T> The CriteriaUpdate interface defines functionality for performing bulk
update operations using the Criteria API.
Expression<T> Type for query expressions.

Fetch<Z,​X> Represents a join-fetched association or attribute.

FetchParent<Z,​X> Represents an element of the from clause which may function as the
parent of Fetches.
From<Z,​X> Represents a bound type, usually an entity that appears in the from
clause, but may also be an embeddable belonging to an entity in the from
clause.
Join<Z,​X> A join to an entity, embeddable, or basic type.

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ListJoin<Z,​E> The ListJoin interface is the type of the result of joining to a collection

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MapJoin<Z,​K,​V> The MapJoin interface is the type of the result of joining to a collection
over an association or element collection that has been specified as
a java.util.Map.

Order An object that defines an ordering over the query results.

ParameterExpression<T> Type of criteria query parameter expressions.

Path<X> Represents a simple or compound attribute path from a bound type or

collection, and is a "primitive" expression.

PluralJoin<Z,​C,​E> The PluralJoin interface defines functionality that is common to joins to

all collection types.

Predicate The type of a simple or compound predicate: a conjunction or disjunction

of restrictions.
Root<X> A root type in the from clause.

Selection<X> The Selection interface defines an item that is to be returned in a query

result.
SetJoin<Z,​E> The SetJoin interface is the type of the result of joining to a collection
over an association or element collection that has been specified as
a java.util.Set.

Subquery<T> The Subquery interface defines functionality that is specific to

subqueries.

Enum Summary
Enum Description
CriteriaBuilder.Trimspec Used to specify how strings are trimmed.
JoinType Defines the three types of joins.

Predicate.BooleanOperator  

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