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package javax.persistence.criteria;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;
/**
* The Subquery interface defines functionality that is
* specific to subqueries.
*
* A subquery has an expression as its selection item.
*
* @param the type of the selection item.
*
* @since Java Persistence 2.0
*/
public interface Subquery extends AbstractQuery, Expression {
/**
* Specify the item that is to be returned as the subquery
* result.
* Replaces the previously specified selection, if any.
* @param expression expression specifying the item that
* is to be returned as the subquery result
* @return the modified subquery
*/
Subquery select(Expression expression);
/**
* Modify the subquery to restrict the result according
* to the specified boolean expression.
* Replaces the previously added restriction(s), if any.
* This method only overrides the return type of the
* corresponding AbstractQuery method.
* @param restriction a simple or compound boolean expression
* @return the modified subquery
*/
Subquery where(Expression restriction);
/**
* Modify the subquery to restrict the result 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.
* This method only overrides the return type of the
* corresponding AbstractQuery method.
* @param restrictions zero or more restriction predicates
* @return the modified subquery
*/
Subquery where(Predicate... restrictions);
/**
* Specify the expressions that are used to form groups over
* the subquery results.
* Replaces the previous specified grouping expressions, if any.
* If no grouping expressions are specified, any previously
* added grouping expressions are simply removed.
* This method only overrides the return type of the
* corresponding AbstractQuery method.
* @param grouping zero or more grouping expressions
* @return the modified subquery
*/
Subquery groupBy(Expression... grouping);
/**
* Specify the expressions that are used to form groups over
* the subquery results.
* Replaces the previous specified grouping expressions, if any.
* If no grouping expressions are specified, any previously
* added grouping expressions are simply removed.
* This method only overrides the return type of the
* corresponding AbstractQuery method.
* @param grouping list of zero or more grouping expressions
* @return the modified subquery
*/
Subquery groupBy(List> grouping);
/**
* Specify a restriction over the groups of the subquery.
* Replaces the previous having restriction(s), if any.
* This method only overrides the return type of the
* corresponding AbstractQuery method.
* @param restriction a simple or compound boolean expression
* @return the modified subquery
*/
Subquery having(Expression restriction);
/**
* Specify restrictions over the groups of the subquery
* according the conjunction of the specified restriction
* predicates.
* Replaces the previously added having restriction(s), if any.
* If no restrictions are specified, any previously added
* restrictions are simply removed.
* This method only overrides the return type of the
* corresponding AbstractQuery method.
* @param restrictions zero or more restriction predicates
* @return the modified subquery
*/
Subquery having(Predicate... restrictions);
/**
* Specify whether duplicate query results will be eliminated.
* A true value will cause duplicates to be eliminated.
* A false value will cause duplicates to be retained.
* If distinct has not been specified, duplicate results must
* be retained.
* This method only overrides the return type of the
* corresponding AbstractQuery method.
* @param distinct boolean value specifying whether duplicate
* results must be eliminated from the subquery result or
* whether they must be retained
* @return the modified subquery.
*/
Subquery distinct(boolean distinct);
/**
* Create a subquery root correlated to a root of the
* enclosing query.
* @param parentRoot a root of the containing query
* @return subquery root
*/
Root correlate(Root parentRoot);
/**
* Create a subquery join object correlated to a join object
* of the enclosing query.
* @param parentJoin join object of the containing query
* @return subquery join
*/
Join correlate(Join parentJoin);
/**
* Create a subquery collection join object correlated to a
* collection join object of the enclosing query.
* @param parentCollection join object of the containing query
* @return subquery join
*/
CollectionJoin correlate(CollectionJoin parentCollection);
/**
* Create a subquery set join object correlated to a set join
* object of the enclosing query.
* @param parentSet join object of the containing query
* @return subquery join
*/
SetJoin correlate(SetJoin parentSet);
/**
* Create a subquery list join object correlated to a list join
* object of the enclosing query.
* @param parentList join object of the containing query
* @return subquery join
*/
ListJoin correlate(ListJoin parentList);
/**
* Create a subquery map join object correlated to a map join
* object of the enclosing query.
* @param parentMap join object of the containing query
* @return subquery join
*/
MapJoin correlate(MapJoin parentMap);
/**
* Return the query of which this is a subquery.
* This must be a CriteriaQuery or a Subquery.
* @return the enclosing query or subquery
*/
AbstractQuery getParent();
/**
* Return the query of which this is a subquery.
* This may be a CriteriaQuery, CriteriaUpdate, CriteriaDelete,
* or a Subquery.
* @return the enclosing query or subquery
* @since Java Persistence 2.1
*/
CommonAbstractCriteria getContainingQuery();
/**
* Return the selection expression.
* @return the item to be returned in the subquery result
*/
Expression getSelection();
/**
* Return the correlated joins of the subquery.
* Returns empty set if the subquery has no correlated
* joins.
* Modifications to the set do not affect the query.
* @return the correlated joins of the subquery
*/
Set> getCorrelatedJoins();
}