JPAFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable
```
public interface JPAFilter
 implements Serializable
                    
```
A JPA filter. See concrete implementation classes for further information.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract Predicate`	`toPredicate(CriteriaBuilder cb, Root<?> root)`	Converts this filter to a JPA Criteria API Predicate.
`JPAFilter`	`not()`	Negates this filter.
`JPAFilter`	`and(JPAFilter other)`	Produces a filter which only matches rows which are matched both by this and the other filter.
`JPAFilter`	`or(JPAFilter other)`	Produces a filter which matches rows which are matched by either this or the other filter.

Methods inherited from class java.io.Serializable
equals, hashCode, toString
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - toPredicate
```
 abstract Predicate toPredicate(CriteriaBuilder cb, Root<?> root)
```
    Converts this filter to a JPA Criteria API Predicate.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cb - the criteria builder which contains factory methods for various Predicates.
    
    root - creates Expressions for fields
  - not
```
 JPAFilter not()
```
    Negates this filter.
  - and
```
 JPAFilter and(JPAFilter other)
```
    Produces a filter which only matches rows which are matched both by this and the other filter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - rows must match also this filter.
  - or
```
 JPAFilter or(JPAFilter other)
```
    Produces a filter which matches rows which are matched by either this or the other filter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - rows may match also this filter.