Package org.springframework.data.jpa.domain

Interface Specification<T>

All Superinterfaces:
Serializable
All Known Implementing Classes:
KeysetScrollSpecification
public interface Specification<T> extends Serializable
Specification in the sense of Domain Driven Design.
Author:
Oliver Gierke, Thomas Darimont, Krzysztof Rzymkowski, Sebastian Staudt, Mark Paluch, Jens Schauder, Daniel Shuy, Sergey Rukin

  • Field Details

  • Method Details

    • not

      static <T> Specification<T> not(@Nullable Specification<T> spec)
      Negates the given Specification.
      Type Parameters:
      T - the type of the Root the resulting Specification operates on.
      Parameters:
      spec - can be null.
      Returns:
      guaranteed to be not null.
      Since:
      2.0

    • where

      static <T> Specification<T> where(@Nullable Specification<T> spec)
      Simple static factory method to add some syntactic sugar around a Specification.
      Type Parameters:
      T - the type of the Root the resulting Specification operates on.
      Parameters:
      spec - can be null.
      Returns:
      guaranteed to be not null.
      Since:
      2.0

    • and

      default Specification<T> and(@Nullable Specification<T> other)
      ANDs the given Specification to the current one.
      Parameters:
      other - can be null.
      Returns:
      The conjunction of the specifications
      Since:
      2.0

    • or

      default Specification<T> or(@Nullable Specification<T> other)
      ORs the given specification to the current one.
      Parameters:
      other - can be null.
      Returns:
      The disjunction of the specifications
      Since:
      2.0

    • toPredicate

      @Nullable jakarta.persistence.criteria.Predicate toPredicate(jakarta.persistence.criteria.Root<T> root, jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery<?> query, jakarta.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder criteriaBuilder)
      Creates a WHERE clause for a query of the referenced entity in form of a Predicate for the given Root and CriteriaQuery.
      Parameters:
      root - must not be null.
      query - must not be null.
      criteriaBuilder - must not be null.
      Returns:
      a Predicate, may be null.

    • allOf

      static <T> Specification<T> allOf(Iterable<Specification<T>> specifications)
      Applies an AND operation to all the given Specifications.
      Parameters:
      specifications - The Specifications to compose. Can contain nulls.
      Returns:
      The conjunction of the specifications
      Since:
      3.0
      See Also:

    • allOf

      @SafeVarargs static <T> Specification<T> allOf(Specification<T>... specifications)
      Since:
      3.0
      See Also:

    • anyOf

      static <T> Specification<T> anyOf(Iterable<Specification<T>> specifications)
      Applies an OR operation to all the given Specifications.
      Parameters:
      specifications - The Specifications to compose. Can contain nulls.
      Returns:
      The disjunction of the specifications
      Since:
      3.0
      See Also:

    • anyOf

      @SafeVarargs static <T> Specification<T> anyOf(Specification<T>... specifications)
      Since:
      3.0
      See Also: