10.4.3. Criteria queries
HQL is extremely powerful, but some developers prefer to build queries dynamically using an object-oriented API, rather than building query strings. Hibernate provides an intuitive
Criteria
query API for these cases:
Criteria crit = session.createCriteria(Cat.class); crit.add( Restrictions.eq( "color", eg.Color.BLACK ) ); crit.setMaxResults(10); List cats = crit.list();
The
Criteria
and the associated Example
API are discussed in more detail in Chapter 15, Criteria Queries.