# Package javax.persistence.criteria

Java Persistence Criteria API

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- Interface Summary
  Interface | Description
  --- | ---
  AbstractQuery<T> | The `AbstractQuery` interface defines functionality that is common to both top-level queries and subqueries.
  CollectionJoin<Z,E> | The `CollectionJoin` interface is the type of the result of joining to a collection over an association or element collection that has been specified as a `java.util.Collection`.
  CommonAbstractCriteria | The `CommonAbstractCriteria` interface defines functionality that is common to both top-level criteria queries and subqueries as well as to update and delete criteria operations.
  CompoundSelection<X> | The `CompoundSelection` interface defines a compound selection item (tuple, array, or result of constructor).
  CriteriaBuilder | Used to construct criteria queries, compound selections, expressions, predicates, orderings.
  CriteriaBuilder.Case<R> | Interface used to build general case expressions.
  CriteriaBuilder.Coalesce<T> | Interface used to build coalesce expressions.
  CriteriaBuilder.In<T> | Interface used to build in predicates.
  CriteriaBuilder.SimpleCase<C,R> | Interface used to build simple case expressions.
  CriteriaDelete<T> | The `CriteriaDelete` interface defines functionality for performing bulk delete operations using the Criteria API
  CriteriaQuery<T> | The `CriteriaQuery` interface defines functionality that is specific to top-level queries.
  CriteriaUpdate<T> | The `CriteriaUpdate` interface defines functionality for performing bulk update operations using the Criteria API.
  Expression<T> | Type for query expressions.
  Fetch<Z,X> | Represents a join-fetched association or attribute.
  FetchParent<Z,X> | Represents an element of the from clause which may function as the parent of Fetches.
  From<Z,X> | Represents a bound type, usually an entity that appears in the from clause, but may also be an embeddable belonging to an entity in the from clause.
  Join<Z,X> | A join to an entity, embeddable, or basic type.
  ListJoin<Z,E> | The `ListJoin` interface is the type of the result of joining to a collection over an association or element collection that has been specified as a `java.util.List`.
  MapJoin<Z,K,V> | The `MapJoin` interface is the type of the result of joining to a collection over an association or element collection that has been specified as a `java.util.Map`.
  Order | An object that defines an ordering over the query results.
  ParameterExpression<T> | Type of criteria query parameter expressions.
  Path<X> | Represents a simple or compound attribute path from a bound type or collection, and is a "primitive" expression.
  PluralJoin<Z,C,E> | The `PluralJoin` interface defines functionality that is common to joins to all collection types.
  Predicate | The type of a simple or compound predicate: a conjunction or disjunction of restrictions.
  Root<X> | A root type in the from clause.
  Selection<X> | The `Selection` interface defines an item that is to be returned in a query result.
  SetJoin<Z,E> | The `SetJoin` interface is the type of the result of joining to a collection over an association or element collection that has been specified as a `java.util.Set`.
  Subquery<T> | The `Subquery` interface defines functionality that is specific to subqueries.

- Enum Summary
  Enum | Description
  --- | ---
  CriteriaBuilder.Trimspec | Used to specify how strings are trimmed.
  JoinType | Defines the three types of joins.
  Predicate.BooleanOperator |

## Package javax.persistence.criteria Description

Java Persistence Criteria API

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