| CriteriaQuery<Object> | CriteriaBuilder. createQuery() | Create a CriteriaQueryobject. | 
| <T> CriteriaQuery<T> | CriteriaBuilder. createQuery(Class<T> resultClass) | Create a CriteriaQueryobject with the specified result 
  type. | 
| CriteriaQuery<Tuple> | CriteriaBuilder. createTupleQuery() | Create a CriteriaQueryobject that returns a tuple of 
  objects as its result. | 
| CriteriaQuery<T> | CriteriaQuery. distinct(boolean distinct) | Specify whether duplicate query results will be eliminated. | 
| CriteriaQuery<T> | CriteriaQuery. groupBy(Expression<?>... grouping) | Specify the expressions that are used to form groups over
 the query results. | 
| CriteriaQuery<T> | CriteriaQuery. groupBy(List<Expression<?>> grouping) | Specify the expressions that are used to form groups over
 the query results. | 
| CriteriaQuery<T> | CriteriaQuery. having(Expression<Boolean> restriction) | Specify a restriction over the groups of the query. | 
| CriteriaQuery<T> | CriteriaQuery. having(Predicate... restrictions) | Specify restrictions over the groups of the query
 according the conjunction of the specified restriction 
 predicates. | 
| CriteriaQuery<T> | CriteriaQuery. multiselect(Selection<?>... selections) | Specify the selection items that are to be returned in the 
 query result. | 
| CriteriaQuery<T> | CriteriaQuery. multiselect(List<Selection<?>> selectionList) | Specify the selection items that are to be returned in the 
 query result. | 
| CriteriaQuery<T> | CriteriaQuery. orderBy(Order... o) | Specify the ordering expressions that are used to
 order the query results. | 
| CriteriaQuery<T> | CriteriaQuery. orderBy(List<Order> o) | Specify the ordering expressions that are used to
 order the query results. | 
| CriteriaQuery<T> | CriteriaQuery. select(Selection<? extends T> selection) | Specify the item that is to be returned in the query result. | 
| CriteriaQuery<T> | CriteriaQuery. where(Expression<Boolean> restriction) | Modify the query to restrict the query result according
 to the specified boolean expression. | 
| CriteriaQuery<T> | CriteriaQuery. where(Predicate... restrictions) | Modify the query to restrict the query result according 
 to the conjunction of the specified restriction predicates. |