Yes, you can also create associations in Detached Criteria Builder, just like you would with Criteria Builder. Go on, make some uber-complicated queries!
Here we go!...
You can also navigate associations by nesting the criterias using the createCriteria("association_name") method and then concatenating the properties of the association to query upon. You will basically be switching the pivot point of the query.
You can also use a hibernate property approach which aliases the association much how HQL approaches it by using the joinTo( "associationName", "alias" )
method:
The joinTo()
method accepts a third argument of joinType
, which can be retrieved from the criteria object:
Let's see the method signatures for these guys: