javax.persistence.criteria

Interface Selection<X>

Type Parameters:

X - the type of the selection item

All Superinterfaces:

TupleElement<X>

All Known Subinterfaces:

BinaryOperatorExpression<T>, CollectionJoin<Z,E>, CollectionJoinImplementor<Z,X>, CompoundSelection<X>, CriteriaBuilder.Case<R>, CriteriaBuilder.Coalesce<T>, CriteriaBuilder.In<T>, CriteriaBuilder.SimpleCase<C,R>, Expression<T>, ExpressionImplementor<T>, From<Z,X>, FromImplementor<Z,X>, FunctionExpression<T>, Join<Z,X>, JoinImplementor<Z,X>, ListJoin<Z,E>, ListJoinImplementor<Z,X>, MapJoin<Z,K,V>, MapJoinImplementor<Z,K,V>, ParameterExpression<T>, Path<X>, PathImplementor<X>, PathSource<X>, PluralJoin<Z,C,E>, Predicate, Root<X>, SelectionImplementor<X>, SetJoin<Z,E>, SetJoinImplementor<Z,X>, Subquery<T>, UnaryOperatorExpression<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbsFunction, AbstractFromImpl, AbstractJoinImpl, AbstractPathImpl, AbstractPredicateImpl, AbstractSimplePredicate, AggregationFunction, AggregationFunction.AVG, AggregationFunction.COUNT, AggregationFunction.GREATEST, AggregationFunction.LEAST, AggregationFunction.MAX, AggregationFunction.MIN, AggregationFunction.SUM, BasicFunctionExpression, BetweenPredicate, BinaryArithmeticOperation, BooleanAssertionPredicate, BooleanExpressionPredicate, BooleanStaticAssertionPredicate, CastFunction, CoalesceExpression, CollectionAttributeJoin, ComparisonPredicate, CompoundPredicate, CompoundSelectionImpl, ConcatExpression, CriteriaSubqueryImpl, CurrentDateFunction, CurrentTimeFunction, CurrentTimestampFunction, EntityTypeExpression, ExistsPredicate, ExplicitTruthValueCheck, ExpressionImpl, InPredicate, IsEmptyPredicate, LengthFunction, LikePredicate, ListAttributeJoin, ListIndexExpression, LiteralExpression, LocateFunction, LowerFunction, MapAttributeJoin, MapEntryExpression, MapKeyHelpers.MapKeyPath, MapKeyHelpers.MapKeySource, MemberOfPredicate, NullifExpression, NullLiteralExpression, NullnessPredicate, ParameterExpressionImpl, ParameterizedFunctionExpression, PathTypeExpression, PluralAttributeJoinSupport, PluralAttributePath, RootImpl, SearchedCaseExpression, SelectionImpl, SetAttributeJoin, SimpleCaseExpression, SingularAttributeJoin, SingularAttributePath, SizeOfCollectionExpression, SqrtFunction, SubqueryComparisonModifierExpression, SubstringFunction, TrimFunction, UnaryArithmeticOperation, UpperFunction

public interface Selection<X>
extends TupleElement<X>

The Selection interface defines an item that is to be returned in a query result.

Since:

Java Persistence 2.0

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Selection<X>	alias(String name) Assigns an alias to the selection item.
List<Selection<?>>	getCompoundSelectionItems() Return the selection items composing a compound selection.
boolean	isCompoundSelection() Whether the selection item is a compound selection.

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.TupleElement

getAlias, getJavaType

Method Detail

alias

Selection<X> alias(String name)

Assigns an alias to the selection item. Once assigned, an alias cannot be changed or reassigned. Returns the same selection item.

Parameters:

name - alias

Returns:

selection item

isCompoundSelection

boolean isCompoundSelection()

Whether the selection item is a compound selection.

Returns:

boolean indicating whether the selection is a compound selection

getCompoundSelectionItems

List<Selection<?>> getCompoundSelectionItems()

Return the selection items composing a compound selection. Modifications to the list do not affect the query.

Returns:

list of selection items

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if selection is not a compound selection