jpa fetch join query

Question

This is how my domain looks:

public class Template implements Serializable {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;    
    @OneToOne(cascade=CascadeType.ALL)
    private FieldConfig fieldConfig;
}

public class FieldConfig implements Serializable {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    @OneToMany(cascade= CascadeType.PERSIST)
    @JoinColumn(name = "fieldConfigId")
    private Set<Field> fieldSet;
}

I want to achieve if I load a template from the db that automatically the fieldConfig is loaded and the fieldSet of that fieldconfig.

my current JPQL:

TypedQuery<Template> query = em.createQuery("SELECT t from Template t LEFT JOIN FETCH t.fieldConfig"
                + " fconfig LEFT JOIN FETCH fconfig.fieldSet where t.id = :id", Template.class);

my exception:

Internal Exception: NoViableAltException(80@[()* loopback of 477:9: (node= join )*])
Exception Description: Syntax error parsing the query [SELECT t from Template t LEFT JOIN FETCH t.fieldConfig fconfig LEFT JOIN FETCH fconfig.fieldSet where t.id = :id], line 1, column 55: unexpected token [fconfig].

Any thoughts on creating such a query?

Are `@Template` and `@FieldConfig` annotated as entities or configures so in the descriptor? — Piotr Nowicki, Nov 19 '11 at 16:05
The query looks correct to me. What's your JPA engine? Have you tried using AS fconfig to see if it makes a difference? — JB Nizet, Nov 19 '11 at 16:14
I'm using EclipseLink, tried adding AS got => Exception Description: Syntax error parsing the query [SELECT t from Template t LEFT JOIN FETCH t.fieldConfig AS fconfig LEFT JOIN FETCH fconfig.fieldSet where t.id = :id], line 1, column 55: unexpected token [AS]. — Frédéric Gobert, Nov 19 '11 at 16:19
then it works but then the fieldconfig and the fieldset are not fetched (they are empty) — Frédéric Gobert, Nov 19 '11 at 16:31
See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2319913/eclipselink-jpql-glassfish-v3-join-fetch-syntax-problem — JB Nizet, Nov 19 '11 at 16:41

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 21 '11 at 15:24

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You cannot use an alias on a join fetch in JPQL, this is disallowed by the spec.

EclipseLink does allow nested join fetch through the query hint,

"eclipselink.join-fetch"="t.fieldConfig.fieldSet"

answered Nov 21 '11 at 15:24

James

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TypedQuery – Frédéric Gobert Nov 22 '11 at 19:27

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