Package org.springframework.data.repository.query

Interface QueryByExampleExecutor<T>

Type Parameters:
T -
All Known Subinterfaces:
ListQueryByExampleExecutor<T>
public interface QueryByExampleExecutor<T>
Interface to allow execution of Query by Example Example instances.
Since:
1.12
Author:
Mark Paluch, Christoph Strobl, Diego Krupitza
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • findOne

      <S extends T> Optional<S> findOne(Example<S> example)
      Returns a single entity matching the given Example or Optional.empty() if none was found.
      Parameters:
      example - must not be null.
      Returns:
      a single entity matching the given Example or Optional.empty() if none was found.
      Throws:
      org.springframework.dao.IncorrectResultSizeDataAccessException - if the Example yields more than one result.

    • findAll

      <S extends T> Iterable<S> findAll(Example<S> example)
      Returns all entities matching the given Example. In case no match could be found an empty Iterable is returned.
      Parameters:
      example - must not be null.
      Returns:
      all entities matching the given Example.

    • findAll

      <S extends T> Iterable<S> findAll(Example<S> example, Sort sort)
      Returns all entities matching the given Example applying the given Sort. In case no match could be found an empty Iterable is returned.
      Parameters:
      example - must not be null.
      sort - the Sort specification to sort the results by, may be Sort.unsorted(), must not be null.
      Returns:
      all entities matching the given Example.
      Since:
      1.10

    • findAll

      <S extends T> Page<S> findAll(Example<S> example, Pageable pageable)
      Returns a Page of entities matching the given Example. In case no match could be found, an empty Page is returned.
      Parameters:
      example - must not be null.
      pageable - the pageable to request a paged result, can be Pageable.unpaged(), must not be null.
      Returns:
      a Page of entities matching the given Example.

    • count

      <S extends T> long count(Example<S> example)
      Returns the number of instances matching the given Example.
      Parameters:
      example - the Example to count instances for. Must not be null.
      Returns:
      the number of instances matching the Example.

    • exists

      <S extends T> boolean exists(Example<S> example)
      Checks whether the data store contains elements that match the given Example.
      Parameters:
      example - the Example to use for the existence check. Must not be null.
      Returns:
      true if the data store contains elements that match the given Example.

    • findBy

      <S extends T, R> R findBy(Example<S> example, Function<FluentQuery.FetchableFluentQuery<S>,R> queryFunction)
      Returns entities matching the given Example applying the queryFunction that defines the query and its result type.
      Parameters:
      example - must not be null.
      queryFunction - the query function defining projection, sorting, and the result type
      Returns:
      all entities matching the given Example.
      Since:
      2.6