Gavin King ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *updated* an issue Hibernate ORM ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMTFiMmUyMGZh... ) / New Feature ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16899?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMTFiMm... ) HHH-16899 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16899?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMTFiMm... ) CriteriaDefinition ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16899?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMTFiMm... ) Change By: Gavin King ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) I propose a utility class {{CriteriaDefinition}} that makes it easier to write criteria queries. Instead of: {code:java}var builder = sessionFactory.getCriteriaBuilder(); var query = builder.createQuery(Book.class); var book = query.from(Book.class); query.where(builder.like(book.get(Book_.title), "%Hibernate%")); query.orderBy(builder.desc(book.get(Book_.publicationDate)), builder.asc(book.get(Book_.isbn))); book.fetch(Book_.authors); List<Book> books = session.createSelectionQuery(query) .setMaxResults(10) .getResultList();{code} You can write: {code:java}    List<Book> books = new CriteriaDefinition<>(session, Book.class) { public void define() { var book b = from(Book.class); where(like( book b.get(Book_.title), "%Hibernate%")); orderBy(desc( book b.get(Book_.publicationDate)), asc( book b.get(Book_.isbn))); book b.fetch(Book_.authors); } } .createSelectionQuery() .setMaxResults(10) .getResultList(); {code} WDYT? ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16899#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16899#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#100229- sha1:634ba05 )