Configuration Modifiers

The following methods alters the behavior of the executed query:

Method

Description

Example

timeout(numeric timeout)

Set a timeout for the underlying JDBC query in milliseconds.

timeout( 5000 )

readOnly(boolean readOnly)

Set the read-only/modifiable mode for entities and proxies loaded by this Criteria, defaults to readOnly=true

readOnly(true)

firstResult()

Specifies the offset for the results. A value of 0 will return all records up to the maximum specified.

firstResult(11)

maxResults(numeric maxResults)

Set a limit upon the number of objects to be retrieved.

maxResults(25)

fetchSize(numeric fetchSize)

Set's the fetch size of the underlying JDBC query

fetchSize(50)

cache(cache, cacheRegion= )

Tells Hibernate whether to cache the query or not (if the query cache is enabled), and optionally choose a cache region

cache(true), cache(true,'my.cache')

cacheRegion(cacheRegion)

Tells Hibernate the cache region to store the query under

cacheRegion('my.cool.cache')

order(property,sortDir='asc',ignoreCase=false)

Specifies both the sort property (the first argument, the sort order (either 'asc' or 'desc'), and if it should ignore cases or not

order('lastName','asc',false)

c.timeout( 5000 )
c.readOnly(true)
c.firstResult(20).maxResults(50).fetchSize(10).cacheRegsion('my.awesome.region')
c.cache(true,'my.region')
c.order('lastName','desc',true);

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