QueryMethod (Spring Data Core 2.1.3.RELEASE API)

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryMethod

```
public class QueryMethod
extends Object
```
Abstraction of a method that is designated to execute a finder query. Enriches the standard Method interface with specific information that is necessary to construct RepositoryQuerys for the method.

Author:

Oliver Gierke, Thomas Darimont, Christoph Strobl, Maciek Opała, Mark Paluch

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`QueryMethod(Method method, RepositoryMetadata metadata, ProjectionFactory factory)` Creates a new `QueryMethod` from the given parameters.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`protected Parameters<?,?>`	`createParameters(Method method)` Creates a `Parameters` instance.
`protected Class<?>`	`getDomainClass()` Returns the domain class the query method is targeted at.
`EntityMetadata<?>`	`getEntityInformation()`
`String`	`getName()` Returns the method's name.
`String`	`getNamedQueryName()` Returns the name of the named query this method belongs to.
`Parameters<?,?>`	`getParameters()` Returns the `Parameters` wrapper to gain additional information about `Method` parameters.
`ResultProcessor`	`getResultProcessor()` Returns the `ResultProcessor` to be used with the query method.
`Class<?>`	`getReturnedObjectType()` Returns the type of the object that will be returned.
`boolean`	`isCollectionQuery()` Returns whether the finder will actually return a collection of entities or a single one.
`boolean`	`isModifyingQuery()` Returns whether the query method is a modifying one.
`boolean`	`isPageQuery()` Returns whether the finder will return a `Page` of results.
`boolean`	`isQueryForEntity()` Returns whether the query for this method actually returns entities.
`boolean`	`isSliceQuery()` Returns whether the query method will return a `Slice`.
`boolean`	`isStreamQuery()` Returns whether the method returns a Stream.
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - QueryMethod
```
public QueryMethod(Method method,
                   RepositoryMetadata metadata,
                   ProjectionFactory factory)
```
    Creates a new QueryMethod from the given parameters. Looks up the correct query to use for following invocations of the method given.
    
    Parameters:
    
    method - must not be null.
    
    metadata - must not be null.
    
    factory - must not be null.
- Method Detail
  - createParameters
```
protected Parameters<?,?> createParameters(Method method)
```
    Creates a Parameters instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    method -
    
    Returns:
    
    must not return null.
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Returns the method's name.
    
    Returns:
  - getEntityInformation
```
public EntityMetadata<?> getEntityInformation()
```
  - getNamedQueryName
```
public String getNamedQueryName()
```
    Returns the name of the named query this method belongs to.
    
    Returns:
  - getDomainClass
```
protected Class<?> getDomainClass()
```
    Returns the domain class the query method is targeted at.
    
    Returns:
    
    will never be null.
  - getReturnedObjectType
```
public Class<?> getReturnedObjectType()
```
    Returns the type of the object that will be returned.
    
    Returns:
  - isCollectionQuery
```
public boolean isCollectionQuery()
```
    Returns whether the finder will actually return a collection of entities or a single one.
    
    Returns:
  - isSliceQuery
```
public boolean isSliceQuery()
```
    Returns whether the query method will return a Slice.
    
    Returns:
    
    Since:
    
    1.8
  - isPageQuery
```
public final boolean isPageQuery()
```
    Returns whether the finder will return a Page of results.
    
    Returns:
  - isModifyingQuery
```
public boolean isModifyingQuery()
```
    Returns whether the query method is a modifying one.
    
    Returns:
  - isQueryForEntity
```
public boolean isQueryForEntity()
```
    Returns whether the query for this method actually returns entities.
    
    Returns:
  - isStreamQuery
```
public boolean isStreamQuery()
```
    Returns whether the method returns a Stream.
    
    Returns:
    
    Since:
    
    1.10
  - getParameters
```
public Parameters<?,?> getParameters()
```
    Returns the Parameters wrapper to gain additional information about Method parameters.
    
    Returns:
  - getResultProcessor
```
public ResultProcessor getResultProcessor()
```
    Returns the ResultProcessor to be used with the query method.
    
    Returns:
    
    the resultFactory
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object

Class QueryMethod

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

QueryMethod

Method Detail

createParameters

getName

getEntityInformation

getNamedQueryName

getDomainClass

getReturnedObjectType

isCollectionQuery

isSliceQuery

isPageQuery

isModifyingQuery

isQueryForEntity

isStreamQuery

getParameters

getResultProcessor

toString