org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository

Annotation Type Query

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={METHOD,ANNOTATION_TYPE})
 @Documented
public @interface Query

Annotation to declare finder queries directly on repository methods. Both attributes allow using a placeholder notation of ?0, ?1 and so on.

Author:

Oliver Gierke, Thomas Darimont, Christoph Strobl, Mark Paluch

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
boolean	count Returns whether the query defined should be executed as count projection.
boolean	delete Returns whether the query should delete matching documents.
boolean	exists Returns whether the query defined should be executed as exists projection.
String	fields Defines the fields that should be returned for the given query.
String	sort Defines a default sort order for the given query.
String	value Takes a MongoDB JSON string to define the actual query to be executed.

Element Detail

value

public abstract String value

Takes a MongoDB JSON string to define the actual query to be executed. This one will take precedence over the method name then.

Returns:

Default:

""

fields

public abstract String fields

Defines the fields that should be returned for the given query. Note that only these fields will make it into the domain object returned.

Returns:

Default:

""

count

public abstract boolean count

Returns whether the query defined should be executed as count projection.

Returns:

Since:

1.3

Default:

false

exists

public abstract boolean exists

Returns whether the query defined should be executed as exists projection.

Returns:

Since:

1.10

Default:

false

delete

public abstract boolean delete

Returns whether the query should delete matching documents.

Returns:

Since:

1.5

Default:

false

sort

public abstract String sort

Defines a default sort order for the given query.
NOTE: The so set defaults can be altered / overwritten using an explicit Sort argument of the query method.

 

                @Query(sort = "{ age : -1 }") // order by age descending
                List findByFirstname(String firstname);
 
 

Returns:

Since:

2.1

Default:

""