JPA Criteria api with CONTAINS function

Question

I\'m trying to crete Criteria API query with CONTAINS function(MS SQL):

select * from com.t_person where contains(last_name,\'xxx\')

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Answer 1

You could try using the CriteriaBuilder like function instead of the CONTAINS function:

//Get criteria builder
CriteriaBuilder cb = em.getCriteriaBuilder();
//Create the CriteriaQuery for Person object
CriteriaQuery query = cb.createQuery(Person.class);

//From clause
Root personRoot = query.from(Person.class);

//Where clause
query.where(
    //Like predicate
    cb.like(
        //assuming 'lastName' is the property on the Person Java object that is mapped to the last_name column on the Person table.
        personRoot.get("lastName"),
        //Add a named parameter called likeCondition
        cb.parameter(String.class, "likeCondition")));

TypedQuery tq = em.createQuery(query);
tq.setParameter("likeCondition", "%Doe%");
List people = tq.getResultList();

This should result in a query similar to:

select p from PERSON p where p.last_name like '%Doe%';