What are Hibernate Criteria Queries?

What are Hibernate Criteria Queries?

Hibernate Criteria Queries are a way to create database queries using a programmatic approach, allowing for dynamic query generation.

How do I create a simple Criteria Query in Hibernate?

To create a simple Criteria Query, you can use the CriteriaBuilder to construct your query, specifying the entity and conditions.

Can you give me an example of a Criteria Query?

Sure! For example, to find all users with age greater than 25, you would use: CriteriaQuery<User> query = criteriaBuilder.createQuery(User.class); Root<User> root = query.from(User.class); query.select(root).where(criteriaBuilder.gt(root.get("age"), 25));

What are the advantages of using Criteria Queries over HQL?

Criteria Queries are type-safe, allow for dynamic query construction, and can be easier to read and maintain compared to HQL.