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package org.hibernate.criterion;

import org.hibernate.Criteria;

Expression that checks the existence of rows in a sub-query
Author:Gavin King
/** * Expression that checks the existence of rows in a sub-query * * @author Gavin King */
public class ExistsSubqueryExpression extends SubqueryExpression {
Constructs the ExistsSubqueryExpression
Params:
  • quantifier – The "exists"/"not exists" sub-query quantifier
  • dc – The DetachedCriteria representing the sub-query
See Also:
/** * Constructs the ExistsSubqueryExpression * * @param quantifier The "exists"/"not exists" sub-query quantifier * @param dc The DetachedCriteria representing the sub-query * * @see Subqueries#exists * @see Subqueries#notExists */
protected ExistsSubqueryExpression(String quantifier, DetachedCriteria dc) { super( null, quantifier, dc ); } @Override protected String toLeftSqlString(Criteria criteria, CriteriaQuery outerQuery) { return ""; } }