Spring Data JPA Specification to Select Specific Columns

Question

We can select specific columns by writing custom @Query methods in our Repository Interface. However, I don\'t want to write so many methods for different properties.

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Answer 1

The current spring data jpa specification executor is limited to criteria in the where clause, so you can't change the selected columns, it's implicitely limited to full entities only (take a look at JpaSpecificationExecutor interface documentation). You'll have to go with a custom repository implementation, or move to named queries-

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