Selection (Jakarta Persistence API documentation)

Type Parameters:

X - the type of the selection item

All Superinterfaces:

TupleElement<X>

All Known Subinterfaces:

CollectionJoin<Z,E>, CompoundSelection<X>, CriteriaBuilder.Case<R>, CriteriaBuilder.Coalesce<T>, CriteriaBuilder.In<T>, CriteriaBuilder.SimpleCase<C,R>, Expression<T>, From<Z,X>, Join<Z,X>, ListJoin<Z,E>, MapJoin<Z,K,V>, ParameterExpression<T>, Path<X>, PluralJoin<Z,C,E>, Predicate, Root<X>, SetJoin<Z,E>, Subquery<T>
```
public interface Selection<X>
extends TupleElement<X>
```
The Selection interface defines an item that is to be returned in a query result.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Selection<X>`	`alias(String name)`	Assigns an alias to the selection item.
`List<Selection<?>>`	`getCompoundSelectionItems()`	Return the selection items composing a compound selection.
`boolean`	`isCompoundSelection()`	Whether the selection item is a compound selection.

Methods inherited from interface jakarta.persistence.TupleElement
getAlias, getJavaType

- Method Detail
  - alias
```
Selection<X> alias(String name)
```
    Assigns an alias to the selection item. Once assigned, an alias cannot be changed or reassigned. Returns the same selection item.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - alias
    
    Returns:
    
    selection item
  - isCompoundSelection
```
boolean isCompoundSelection()
```
    Whether the selection item is a compound selection.
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean indicating whether the selection is a compound selection
  - getCompoundSelectionItems
```
List<Selection<?>> getCompoundSelectionItems()
```
    Return the selection items composing a compound selection. Modifications to the list do not affect the query.
    
    Returns:
    
    list of selection items
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if selection is not a compound selection