Package org.springframework.data.repository.query

Interface ListQueryByExampleExecutor<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of entity for which this executor acts on.

All Superinterfaces:

QueryByExampleExecutor<T>

public interface ListQueryByExampleExecutor<T>
extends QueryByExampleExecutor<T>

Interface to allow execution of Query by Example Example instances. This an extension to QueryByExampleExecutor returning List instead of Iterable where applicable.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Jens Schauder

See Also:

• QueryByExampleExecutor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<S extends T> List<S>	findAll(Example<S> example)	Returns all entities matching the given Example.
<S extends T> List<S>	findAll(Example<S> example, Sort sort)	Returns all entities matching the given Example applying the given Sort.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryByExampleExecutor

count, exists, findAll, findBy, findOne

Method Details

findAll

<S extends T> List<S> findAll(Example<S> example)

Returns all entities matching the given Example. In case no match could be found an empty List is returned.

Specified by:

findAll in interface QueryByExampleExecutor<T>

Parameters:

example - must not be null.

Returns:

all entities matching the given Example.

findAll

<S extends T> List<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 List is returned.

Specified by:

findAll in interface QueryByExampleExecutor<T>

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.