setResultTransformer in Criteria

Question

What is the use of setResultTransformer method in criteria API? Can someone explain this with a simple example? I read the javadocs but i am not able to understand them clea

Answer 1

Simply: when you are doing the Criteria: you want the resultset to be into particular object the you can use it like:eg:

 .setResultTransformer(Transformers.aliasToBean(Employee.class));

Employee should match the ResultSet Entity.