javax.persistence.criteria

Interface Expression<T>

All Superinterfaces:

Selection<T>, TupleElement<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

CollectionJoin<Z,E>, CriteriaBuilder.Case<R>, CriteriaBuilder.Coalesce<T>, CriteriaBuilder.In<T>, CriteriaBuilder.SimpleCase<C,R>, From<Z,X>, Join<Z,X>, ListJoin<Z,E>, MapJoin<Z,K,V>, ParameterExpression<T>, Path<X>, PluralJoin<Z,C,E>, Predicate, Root<X>, SetJoin<Z,E>, Subquery<T>

public interface Expression<T>
extends Selection<T>

Criteria expression.

Since:

JPA 2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<X> Expression<X>	as(java.lang.Class<X> type)
Predicate	in(java.util.Collection<?> values)
Predicate	in(Expression<?>... values)
Predicate	in(Expression<java.util.Collection<?>> values)
Predicate	in(java.lang.Object... values)
Predicate	isNotNull()
Predicate	isNull()

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.criteria.Selection

alias, getCompoundSelectionItems, isCompoundSelection

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.TupleElement

getAlias, getJavaType

Method Detail

isNull

Predicate isNull()

isNotNull

Predicate isNotNull()

in

Predicate in(java.lang.Object... values)

in

Predicate in(Expression<?>... values)

in

Predicate in(java.util.Collection<?> values)

in

Predicate in(Expression<java.util.Collection<?>> values)

as

<X> Expression<X> as(java.lang.Class<X> type)