Uses of Interface
jakarta.data.expression.Expression

Packages that use Expression

Package	Description
jakarta.data.constraint	Constraints for parameter-based Find and Delete methods.
jakarta.data.expression
jakarta.data.metamodel	A static metamodel for entities that are used in Jakarta Data repositories.
jakarta.data.metamodel.impl
jakarta.data.restrict
jakarta.data.spi.expression.function
jakarta.data.spi.expression.literal
jakarta.data.spi.expression.path

Uses of Expression in jakarta.data.constraint

Methods in jakarta.data.constraint that return Expression

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Expression<?,V>	EqualTo.expression()	An expression that evaluates to the value against which the constraint target is compared.
Expression<?,V>	NotEqualTo.expression()	An expression that evaluates to the value against which the constraint target is compared.

Methods in jakarta.data.constraint that return types with arguments of type Expression

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<Expression<?,V>>	In.expressions()	Expressions that evaluate to the values against which the constraint target is compared.
List<Expression<?,V>>	NotIn.expressions()	Expressions that evaluate to the values against which the constraint target is compared.

Methods in jakarta.data.constraint with parameters of type Expression

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <V> EqualTo<V>	EqualTo.expression(Expression<?,V> expression)	Requires that the constraint target equal the value to which the given expression evaluates.
static <V> NotEqualTo<V>	NotEqualTo.expression(Expression<?,V> expression)	Requires that the constraint target not equal the value to which the given expression evaluates.
static <V> In<V>	In.expressions(Expression<?,V>... expressions)	Requires that the constraint target equal one of the values to which the given expressions evaluate.
static <V> NotIn<V>	NotIn.expressions(Expression<?,V>... expressions)	Requires that the constraint target not equal any of the values to which the given expressions evaluate.

Method parameters in jakarta.data.constraint with type arguments of type Expression

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <V> In<V>	In.expressions(List<Expression<?,V>> expressions)	Requires that the constraint target equal one of the values to which the given expressions evaluate.
static <V> NotIn<V>	NotIn.expressions(List<Expression<?,V>> expressions)	Requires that the constraint target not equal any of the values to which the given expressions evaluate.

Uses of Expression in jakarta.data.expression

Subinterfaces of Expression in jakarta.data.expression

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	BooleanExpression<T>	An expression that evaluates to a true or false value.
interface	ComparableExpression<T,V extends Comparable<?>>	An expression that evaluates to a comparable result that can be sorted.
interface	NumericExpression<T,N extends Number & Comparable<N>>	An expression that evaluates to a numeric typed value.
interface	TemporalExpression<T,V extends Temporal & Comparable<? extends Temporal>>	An expression that evaluates to a temporal typed value.
interface	TextExpression<T>	An expression that evaluates to a String value.

Methods in jakarta.data.expression with parameters of type Expression

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default Restriction<T>	Expression.equalTo(Expression<? super T,V> expression)	Obtains a Restriction that requires that this expression and the specified expression evaluate to values that are equal.
default Restriction<T>	Expression.in(Expression<? super T,V>... expressions)	Obtains a Restriction that requires that this expression and at least one of the specified expressions evaluate to values that are equal.
default Restriction<T>	Expression.notEqualTo(Expression<? super T,V> expression)	Obtains a Restriction that requires that this expression and the specified expression evaluate to values that are not equal to each other.
default Restriction<T>	Expression.notIn(Expression<? super T,V>... expressions)	Obtains a Restriction that requires that this expression evaluate to a value that is not equal to any of the values to which the specified expressions evaluate.

Uses of Expression in jakarta.data.metamodel

Subinterfaces of Expression in jakarta.data.metamodel

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	BasicAttribute<T,V>	Represents an entity attribute in the StaticMetamodel that is neither sortable nor capable of order-based comparison.
interface	BooleanAttribute<T>	Represents a boolean entity attribute in the StaticMetamodel.
interface	ComparableAttribute<T,V extends Comparable<?>>	Represents a comparable entity attribute in the StaticMetamodel.
interface	NumericAttribute<T,N extends Number & Comparable<N>>	Represents a numeric entity attribute in the StaticMetamodel.
interface	TemporalAttribute<T,V extends Temporal & Comparable<? extends Temporal>>	Represents a temporal entity attribute in the StaticMetamodel.
interface	TextAttribute<T>	Represents an textual entity attribute in the StaticMetamodel.

Uses of Expression in jakarta.data.metamodel.impl

Classes in jakarta.data.metamodel.impl that implement Expression

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
final record	TextAttributeRecord<T>	Deprecated. For more complete access to the static metamodel, use the TextAttribute.of(Class, String) method to obtain instances of TextAttribute.

Uses of Expression in jakarta.data.restrict

Methods in jakarta.data.restrict that return Expression

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Expression<T,V>	BasicRestriction.expression()	Returns the entity attribute or expression to which this restriction applies.

Methods in jakarta.data.restrict with parameters of type Expression

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T, V> Restriction<T>	BasicRestriction.of(Expression<T,V> expression, Constraint<V> constraint)	Creates a new restriction that represents a constraint on the specified entity attribute or expression.

Uses of Expression in jakarta.data.spi.expression.function

Subinterfaces of Expression in jakarta.data.spi.expression.function

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	CurrentDate<T>
interface	CurrentDateTime<T>
interface	CurrentTime<T>
interface	FunctionExpression<T,V>	An expression that represents application of a function to zero or more expressions supplied as FunctionExpression.arguments().
interface	NumericCast<T,N extends Number & Comparable<N>>
interface	NumericFunctionExpression<T,N extends Number & Comparable<N>>	An expression that represents application of a function to zero or more expressions supplied as NumericFunctionExpression.arguments() to compute a numeric result.
interface	NumericOperatorExpression<T,N extends Number & Comparable<N>>	A numeric expression that represents a binary operation, such as the addition or multiplication of two numeric expressions.
interface	TextFunctionExpression<T>	An expression that represents applying a function to one or more expressions that are supplied as TextFunctionExpression.arguments() to compute a String result.

Methods in jakarta.data.spi.expression.function that return types with arguments of type Expression

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<? extends Expression<? super T,?>>	FunctionExpression.arguments()	An ordered list of inputs to the function.

Uses of Expression in jakarta.data.spi.expression.literal

Subinterfaces of Expression in jakarta.data.spi.expression.literal

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	BooleanLiteral	A literal for a boolean value.
interface	ComparableLiteral<V extends Comparable<?>>	A literal expression for a sortable value, such as a Boolean, Character, enumerated, or UUID value.
interface	Literal<V>	Literal represents an immutable value within an Expression.
interface	NumericLiteral<N extends Number & Comparable<N>>	A literal for a numeric value.
interface	StringLiteral	A literal for a String value.
interface	TemporalLiteral<V extends Temporal & Comparable<? extends Temporal>>	A literal for a temporal value.

Uses of Expression in jakarta.data.spi.expression.path

Subinterfaces of Expression in jakarta.data.spi.expression.path

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	BooleanPath<T,U>
interface	ComparablePath<T,U,C extends Comparable<?>>
interface	NumericPath<T,U,N extends Number & Comparable<N>>
interface	TemporalPath<T,U,V extends Temporal & Comparable<? extends Temporal>>
interface	TextPath<T,U>