Kurt Gollhardt ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *created* an issue Hibernate ORM ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYzJmODAxMzA3... ) / Bug ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16011?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYzJmOD... ) HHH-16011 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16011?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYzJmOD... ) HQL Enum literals don't work for inner class enums ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16011?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiYzJmOD... ) Issue Type: Bug Affects Versions: 6.1.6 Assignee: Unassigned Components: query-hql Created: 10/Jan/2023 03:16 AM Priority: Major Reporter: Kurt Gollhardt ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) When an enum literal is used in a conditional expression in an HQL query and the enum is an inner class, it fails to find the enum class by name and gives a “SemanticException: Could not interpret path expression”. Given an enum InnerEnum with a value named FOO , in the class file OuterClass , in package path.to.package , it tries to do a Class.forName for “path.to.package.OuterClass.InnerEnum” instead of “path.to.package.OuterClass$InnerEnum”. It works fine if the enum is a top-level class. It also works if the enum value is passed as a (named) parameter instead of used inline as a literal. ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16011#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16011#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Get Jira notifications on your phone! Download the Jira Cloud app for Android ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atlassian.android.jira.... ) or iOS ( https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1006972087?pt=696495&ct=Em... ) This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT#100213- sha1:cca7326 )