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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2011 Oracle, Inc. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
 * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 and Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution.  The Eclipse Public License is available
 * at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html and the Eclipse Distribution License
 * is available at http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
 */
package javax.persistence.criteria;

import javax.persistence.metamodel.EntityType;

/**
 * The CriteriaDelete interface defines functionality for performing bulk delete operations using the Criteria API
 * 
 * Criteria API bulk delete operations map directly to database delete operations. 
 * The persistence context is not synchronized with the result of the bulk delete.
 * 
 * A CriteriaDelete object must have a single root.
 * @param  the entity type that is the target of the delete
 * @since Java Persistence 2.1
 */
public interface CriteriaDelete extends CommonAbstractCriteria
{
    /**
     * Create and add a query root corresponding to the entity that is the target of the delete. A
     * CriteriaDelete object has a single root, the object that is being deleted.
     * @param entityClass the entity class
     * @return query root corresponding to the given entity
     */
    Root from(Class entityClass);

    /**
     * Create and add a query root corresponding to the entity that is the target of the delete. A
     * CriteriaDelete object has a single root, the object that is being deleted.
     * @param entity metamodel entity representing the entity of type X
     * @return query root corresponding to the given entity
     */
    Root from(EntityType entity);

    /**
     * Return the query root.
     * @return the query root
     */
    Root getRoot();

    /**
     * Modify the query to restrict the target of the deletion according to the specified boolean expression.
     * Replaces the previously added restriction(s), if any.
     * @param restriction a simple or compound boolean expression
     * @return the modified query
     */
    CriteriaDelete where(Expression restriction);

    /**
     * Modify the query to restrict the target of the deletion according to the conjunction of the specified
     * restriction predicates. Replaces the previously added restriction(s), if any. If no restrictions are
     * specified, any previously added restrictions are simply removed.
     * @param restrictions zero or more restriction predicates
     * @return the modified query
     */
    CriteriaDelete where(Predicate... restrictions);
}