Edoardo,
JPQL has SIZE function that you can use to get the size of a ToMany relation
field.
Assuming your entity class is named MainObject that contains
public List<Sub> getSub() { return sub; },
the following query returns the size of the "sub" for the given primary key
(id) of MainObject:
String query = "SELECT SIZE(m.sub) FROM MainObject m where m.id = ?1 ";
Query q = em.createQuery(query);
Long subcount = q.setParameter(1, 123).getSingleResult();
Hope this helps.
Catalina
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 12:04 AM, Edoardo Panfili <edoa...@aspix.it> wrote:
> Hi,
> I have an object that use a one-to many relation
> --------------------------------
> @OneToMany(cascade={CascadeType.ALL}, mappedBy="segnalazione",
> fetch=FetchType.LAZY)
> public List<Sub> getSub() { return sub; }
> public void setSub(List<Sub> sub) { this.sub = sub;}
>
> @Transient
> public int getCounter() {
> return this.getSub().size();
> }
> --------------------------------
>
> sometimes I need to know only the number of Sub but getCounter() retrieve
> from DB a lot of not useful data.
>
> I found this fragment of code in openJpa manual
> --------------------------------
> EntityManager em = ...
> Query q = em.createQuery("SELECT MAX(x.price) FROM Magazine x WHERE x.title
> = 'JDJ'");
> Number result = (Number) q.getSingleResult();
> --------------------------------
>
> This is usefull in a java program but I need to use the counter in a JSP (a
> servlet retrieves the data and a JSP write a summary of data retrieved whit
> the counter), It is more useful to me to use a property of my object (like
> getCounter() ).
>
> I can't figure how to write it, can someone help me?
>
> thank you
> Edoardo
>
>
