Is Hibernate Criteria API stable for future usage?

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I mostly use Hibernate criteria API in my previous project. I found Hibernate criteria Expression is already deprecated!

http://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/core/3.3/api/org/hibernate/criterion/Expression.html

I don't think they will remove it, but I would bet that there won't be manu evolutions and enhancements, because JPA2 now has its own criteria API. So I think all the efforts will go into this API rather than the Hibernate proprietary criteria API. — JB Nizet, Oct 22 '11 at 16:57

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 22 '11 at 16:43

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Its deprecated but they have provided Restrictions instead. But make sure you make the proper choice between HQL and criteria when fetching data in hibernate. I like HQL because its simple, flexible and powerful. Read more about hql here.

answered Oct 22 '11 at 16:43

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I think criteria is better for filtering cases. – THIHA SOE Oct 22 '11 at 17:24

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 22 '11 at 16:44

Well, things do get deprecated. If it's marked as such then don't use it. But if there is no note about deprecation - it's not deprecated. Only fortune teller can tell what happens in future. You can try to read forums and see if there is any discussion but I don't think criteria api is going away or undergo signifficant change.

Is Hibernate Criteria API stable for future usage?

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