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		<title>JPA2 Abstract DAO,  Criteria Query &amp; the &#8220;like&#8221; Operator</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dominik Dorn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shows an Abstract DAO realized with JPA2. Also includes a method findByAttributes which leverages JPA2s CriteriaQuerys and the like Operator. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For a project at the university, I had to implement an abstract search in an abstract JPA Dao. </p>
<p>Maybe this class comes handy for some of you</p>

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</pre></td><td class="code"><pre class="java" style="font-family:monospace;"><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">package</span> <span style="color: #006699;">com.dominikdorn.rest.dao</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
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<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #006699;">javax.persistence.EntityManager</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #006699;">javax.persistence.PersistenceContext</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #006699;">javax.persistence.PersistenceException</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #006699;">javax.persistence.TypedQuery</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #006699;">javax.persistence.criteria.*</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #006699;">java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #006699;">java.util.ArrayList</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #006699;">java.util.List</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">import</span> <span style="color: #006699;">java.util.Map</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
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<span style="color: #008000; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">/**
 * @author Dominik Dorn
 */</span>
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">class</span> AbstractJpaDao<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>TYPE<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
    @PersistenceContext
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">protected</span> EntityManager em<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
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    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">protected</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">Class</span> entityClass<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
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    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">Class</span> getEntityClass<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">return</span> entityClass<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
    <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
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    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> <span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">void</span> setEntityClass<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">Class</span> entityClass<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">this</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">entityClass</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> entityClass<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
    <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
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    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> AbstractJpaDao<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
        ParameterizedType genericSuperclass <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>ParameterizedType<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> getClass<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">getGenericSuperclass</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">this</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">entityClass</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>Class<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>TYPE<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> genericSuperclass.<span style="color: #006633;">getActualTypeArguments</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">0</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#93;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
    <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
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    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> AbstractJpaDao<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">Class</span> clazz<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">this</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">entityClass</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> clazz<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
    <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
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    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> EntityManager getEm<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">return</span> em<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
    <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
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    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> AbstractJpaDao setEm<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>EntityManager em<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">this</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">em</span> <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> em<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">return</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">this</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
    <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
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    @Override
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> TYPE persist<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>TYPE item<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">if</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>item <span style="color: #339933;">==</span> <span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">null</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
            <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">throw</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">new</span> PersistenceException<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;Item may not be null&quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
        em.<span style="color: #006633;">persist</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>item<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">return</span> item<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
    <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
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    @Override
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> TYPE update<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>TYPE item<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">if</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>item <span style="color: #339933;">==</span> <span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">null</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
            <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">throw</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">new</span> PersistenceException<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;Item may not be null&quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
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        em.<span style="color: #006633;">merge</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>item<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">return</span> item<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
    <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
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    @Override
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> List<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>TYPE<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> getAll<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
        CriteriaQuery cq <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> em.<span style="color: #006633;">getCriteriaBuilder</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">createQuery</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
        cq.<span style="color: #006633;">select</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>cq.<span style="color: #006633;">from</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>entityClass<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">return</span> em.<span style="color: #006633;">createQuery</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>cq<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>.<span style="color: #006633;">getResultList</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
    <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
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    @Override
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> TYPE getById<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #003399;">Long</span> id<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">if</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>id <span style="color: #339933;">==</span> <span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">null</span> <span style="color: #339933;">||</span> id <span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span> <span style="color: #cc66cc;">1</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
            <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">throw</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">new</span> PersistenceException<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;Id may not be null or negative&quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
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        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">return</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>TYPE<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> em.<span style="color: #006633;">find</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>entityClass, id<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
    <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
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    @Override
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> <span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">void</span> delete<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>TYPE item<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">if</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>item <span style="color: #339933;">==</span> <span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">null</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
            <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">throw</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">new</span> PersistenceException<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;Item may not be null&quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
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        em.<span style="color: #006633;">remove</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>em.<span style="color: #006633;">merge</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>item<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
    <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
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    @Override
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> List<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>TYPE<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> findByAttributes<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>Map<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>String, String<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> attributes<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
        List<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>TYPE<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> results<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
        <span style="color: #666666; font-style: italic;">//set up the Criteria query</span>
        CriteriaBuilder cb <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> em.<span style="color: #006633;">getCriteriaBuilder</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
        CriteriaQuery<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>TYPE<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> cq <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> cb.<span style="color: #006633;">createQuery</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>getEntityClass<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
        Root<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>TYPE<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> foo <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> cq.<span style="color: #006633;">from</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>getEntityClass<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
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        List<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>Predicate<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> predicates <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">new</span> ArrayList<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>Predicate<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">for</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #003399;">String</span> s <span style="color: #339933;">:</span> attributes.<span style="color: #006633;">keySet</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
        <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
            <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">if</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>foo.<span style="color: #006633;">get</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>s<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #339933;">!=</span> <span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">null</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
                predicates.<span style="color: #006633;">add</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>cb.<span style="color: #006633;">like</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>Expression<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> foo.<span style="color: #006633;">get</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>s<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>, <span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;%&quot;</span> <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> attributes.<span style="color: #006633;">get</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>s<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span> <span style="color: #339933;">+</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;%&quot;</span> <span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
            <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
        <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
        cq.<span style="color: #006633;">where</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>predicates.<span style="color: #006633;">toArray</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">new</span> Predicate<span style="color: #009900;">&#91;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#93;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
        TypedQuery<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>TYPE<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> q <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> em.<span style="color: #006633;">createQuery</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>cq<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
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        results <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> q.<span style="color: #006633;">getResultList</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
        <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">return</span> results<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
    <span style="color: #009900;">&#125;</span>
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<p>To instantiate this for an Entity, e.g. &#8220;Item&#8221;, simply do this</p>

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</pre></td><td class="code"><pre class="java" style="font-family:monospace;">  <span style="color: #666666; font-style: italic;">// get an entityManager somewhere here </span>
  AbstractJpaDao<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>Item<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> dao <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">new</span> AbstractJpaDao<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>Item<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
dao.<span style="color: #006633;">setEm</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>em<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span></pre></td></tr></table></div>

<p>now you can use this Data Access Object for your persistence stuff. </p>
<p>To now <strong>search for entities</strong> in your DB, you can use the method <strong>findByAttributes</strong> which takes a map&lt;String,String&gt; and searches for appropriate items.<br />
If your Entity looks like this</p>

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</pre></td><td class="code"><pre class="java" style="font-family:monospace;">@<span style="color: #003399;">Entity</span>
<span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">public</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">class</span> Item <span style="color: #009900;">&#123;</span>
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    @Id
    @GeneratedValue<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>strategy <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> GenerationType.<span style="color: #006633;">AUTO</span>, generator <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;ITEM_GEN&quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
    @SequenceGenerator<span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>name<span style="color: #339933;">=</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;ITEM_GEN&quot;</span>, allocationSize<span style="color: #339933;">=</span><span style="color: #cc66cc;">25</span>, sequenceName <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;item_seq&quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span>
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">private</span> <span style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">long</span> id<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
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    @Basic
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">private</span> <span style="color: #003399;">String</span> name<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
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    @Basic
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">private</span> <span style="color: #003399;">String</span> description<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
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    @Basic
    <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">private</span> <span style="color: #003399;">Integer</span> size<span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
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<p>you could search for an item which names contain &#8220;test&#8221; like this</p>

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Map<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>String,String<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> attr <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> <span style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">new</span> Hashmap<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>String,String<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
attr.<span style="color: #006633;">put</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span><span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;name&quot;</span>, <span style="color: #0000ff;">&quot;test&quot;</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span>
List<span style="color: #339933;">&lt;</span>Item<span style="color: #339933;">&gt;</span> results <span style="color: #339933;">=</span> dao.<span style="color: #006633;">findByAttributes</span><span style="color: #009900;">&#40;</span>attr<span style="color: #009900;">&#41;</span><span style="color: #339933;">;</span></pre></td></tr></table></div>

<p>which comes quite handy in my opinion. Also note, that <strong>you don&#8217;t have to pre-generate your JPA2 Model classes</strong>.</p>
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