Question

I have search query that has many optional parameters and then search word field that searches many columns. Is it possible to use hibernate criteria for this purpose? I need to search many columns with same search word.

Example code (what is not working correctly)

if(isNotEmpty(searchWord))
{
    criteria.add(Restrictions.like("description", searchWord));
    criteria.add(Restrictions.like("name", searchWord));
}

Answer 1

I solved this with using custom sql restrictions, example here:

Object[] values = {  }; // values here
Type[] types = {  }; // value types here
criteria.add(Restrictions.sqlRestriction("sql query here", values, types));