JpaCriteriaBuilder (EclipseLink 2.7.15, API Reference)

All Superinterfaces:

CriteriaBuilder
```
public interface JpaCriteriaBuilder
extends CriteriaBuilder
```
PUBLIC: EclipseLInk specific JPA Criteria interface. Provides the functionality defined in javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder and adds EclipseLink specific functionality.

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder
  CriteriaBuilder.Case<R>, CriteriaBuilder.Coalesce<T>, CriteriaBuilder.In<T>, CriteriaBuilder.SimpleCase<C,R>, CriteriaBuilder.Trimspec

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Expression`	`fromExpression(Expression expression)`	ADVANCED: Allow a Criteria Expression to be built from a EclipseLink native API Expression object.
`<T> Expression<T>`	`fromExpression(Expression expression, java.lang.Class<T> type)`	ADVANCED: Allow a Criteria Expression to be built from a EclipseLink native API Expression object.
`Expression`	`toExpression(Expression expression)`	ADVANCED: Allow a Criteria Expression to be converted to a EclipseLink native API Expression object.

Methods inherited from interface javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder
abs, all, and, and, any, array, asc, avg, between, between, coalesce, coalesce, coalesce, concat, concat, concat, conjunction, construct, count, countDistinct, createCriteriaDelete, createCriteriaUpdate, createQuery, createQuery, createTupleQuery, currentDate, currentTime, currentTimestamp, desc, diff, diff, diff, disjunction, equal, equal, exists, function, ge, ge, greaterThan, greaterThan, greaterThanOrEqualTo, greaterThanOrEqualTo, greatest, gt, gt, in, isEmpty, isFalse, isMember, isMember, isNotEmpty, isNotMember, isNotMember, isNotNull, isNull, isTrue, keys, le, le, least, length, lessThan, lessThan, lessThanOrEqualTo, lessThanOrEqualTo, like, like, like, like, like, like, literal, locate, locate, locate, locate, lower, lt, lt, max, min, mod, mod, mod, neg, not, notEqual, notEqual, notLike, notLike, notLike, notLike, notLike, notLike, nullif, nullif, nullLiteral, or, or, parameter, parameter, prod, prod, prod, quot, quot, quot, selectCase, selectCase, size, size, some, sqrt, substring, substring, substring, substring, sum, sum, sum, sum, sumAsDouble, sumAsLong, toBigDecimal, toBigInteger, toDouble, toFloat, toInteger, toLong, toString, treat, treat, treat, treat, treat, treat, treat, trim, trim, trim, trim, trim, trim, tuple, upper, values

- Method Detail
  - fromExpression
```
<T> Expression<T> fromExpression(Expression expression,
                                 java.lang.Class<T> type)
```
    ADVANCED: Allow a Criteria Expression to be built from a EclipseLink native API Expression object. This allows for an extended functionality supported in EclipseLink Expressions to be used in Criteria.
  - fromExpression
```
Expression fromExpression(Expression expression)
```
    ADVANCED: Allow a Criteria Expression to be built from a EclipseLink native API Expression object. This allows for an extended functionality supported in EclipseLink Expressions to be used in Criteria.
  - toExpression
```
Expression toExpression(Expression expression)
```
    ADVANCED: Allow a Criteria Expression to be converted to a EclipseLink native API Expression object. This allows for roots and paths defined in the Criteria to be used with EclipseLink native API Expresions.