src/javax/persistence/criteria/AbstractQuery.java

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package javax.persistence.criteria;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * The <code>AbstractQuery</code> interface defines functionality that is common
 * to both top-level queries and subqueries.
 * It is not intended to be used directly in query construction.
 *
 * <p> All queries must have:
 *         a set of root entities (which may in turn own joins).
 * <p> All queries may have:
 *         a conjunction of restrictions.
 *
 * @param <T>  the type of the result
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 2.0
 */
public interface AbstractQuery<T> extends CommonAbstractQuery {

    /**
     * Modify the query to restrict the query results according
     * to the specified boolean expression.
     * Replaces the previously added restriction(s), if any.
     * @param restriction  a simple or compound boolean expression
     * @return the modified query
     */    
    AbstractQuery<T> where(Expression<Boolean> restriction);

    /**
     * Modify the query to restrict the query results according 
     * to the conjunction of the specified restriction predicates.
     * Replaces the previously added restriction(s), if any.
     * If no restrictions are specified, any previously added
     * restrictions are simply removed.
     * @param restrictions  zero or more restriction predicates
     * @return the modified query
     */
    AbstractQuery<T> where(Predicate... restrictions);

    /**
     * Specify the expressions that are used to form groups over
     * the query results.
     * Replaces the previous specified grouping expressions, if any.
     * If no grouping expressions are specified, any previously 
     * added grouping expressions are simply removed.
     * @param grouping  zero or more grouping expressions
     * @return the modified query
     */
    AbstractQuery<T> groupBy(Expression<?>... grouping);

    /**
     * Specify the expressions that are used to form groups over
     * the query results.
     * Replaces the previous specified grouping expressions, if any.
     * If no grouping expressions are specified, any previously 
     * added grouping expressions are simply removed.
     * @param grouping  list of zero or more grouping expressions
     * @return the modified query
     */
    AbstractQuery<T> groupBy(List<Expression<?>> grouping);

    /**
     * Specify a restriction over the groups of the query.
     * Replaces the previous having restriction(s), if any.
     * @param restriction  a simple or compound boolean expression
     * @return the modified query
     */
    AbstractQuery<T> having(Expression<Boolean> restriction);

    /**
     * Specify restrictions over the groups of the query
     * according the conjunction of the specified restriction 
     * predicates.
     * Replaces the previously having added restriction(s), if any.
     * If no restrictions are specified, any previously added
     * restrictions are simply removed.
     * @param restrictions  zero or more restriction predicates
     * @return the modified query
     */
    AbstractQuery<T> having(Predicate... restrictions);

    /**
     * Specify whether duplicate query results will be eliminated.
     * A true value will cause duplicates to be eliminated.
     * A false value will cause duplicates to be retained.
     * If distinct has not been specified, duplicate results must
     * be retained.
     * @param distinct  boolean value specifying whether duplicate
     *        results must be eliminated from the query result or
     *        whether they must be retained
     * @return the modified query
     */
    AbstractQuery<T> distinct(boolean distinct);

    /**
     * Return the query roots.  These are the roots that have
     * been defined for the <code>CriteriaQuery</code> or <code>Subquery</code> itself,
     * including any subquery roots defined as a result of
     * correlation. Returns empty set if no roots have been defined.
     * Modifications to the set do not affect the query.
     * @return the set of query roots
     */   
    Set<Root<?>> getRoots();

    /**
     *  Return the selection of the query, or null if no selection
     *  has been set.
     *  @return selection item 
     */
    Selection<T> getSelection();

    /**
     * Return a list of the grouping expressions.  Returns empty
     * list if no grouping expressions have been specified.
     * Modifications to the list do not affect the query.
     * @return the list of grouping expressions
     */
    List<Expression<?>> getGroupList();

    /**
     * Return the predicate that corresponds to the restriction(s)
     * over the grouping items, or null if no restrictions have 
     * been specified.
     * @return having clause predicate
     */
    Predicate getGroupRestriction();

    /**
     * Return whether duplicate query results must be eliminated or
     * retained.
     * @return boolean indicating whether duplicate query results 
     *         must be eliminated
     */
    boolean isDistinct();

    /**
     * Return the result type of the query or subquery.  If a result
     * type was specified as an argument to the
     * <code>createQuery</code> or <code>subquery</code> method, that
     * type will be returned.  If the query was created using the
     * <code>createTupleQuery</code> method, the result type is
     * <code>Tuple</code>.  Otherwise, the result type is
     * <code>Object</code>.
     * @return result type
     */
    Class<T> getResultType();  	
}