Chapter 15. The query languages
In this chapter
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Writing JPQL and criteria queries
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Retrieving data efficiently with joins
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Reporting queries and subselects
Queries are the most interesting part of writing good data access code. A complex query may require a long time to get right, and its impact on the performance of the application can be tremendous. On the other hand, writing queries becomes much easier with more experience, and what seemed difficult at first is only a matter of knowing the available query languages.
This chapter covers the query languages available in JPA: JPQL and the criteria query API. We always show the same query example with both languages/API, where the result of the queries is equivalent.
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