Archie Cobbs ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *commented* on HHH-16308 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16308?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMjQ1MW... ) Re: NullPointerException when using CriteriaBuilder.function() inside CriteriaBuilder.construct() ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16308?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMjQ1MW... ) Also - the original bug that I was trying to reproduce threw this exception: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "org.hibernate.type.Type.getColumnSpan(org.hibernate.engine.spi.Mapping)" because "types[i]" is null at org.hibernate.hql.internal.NameGenerator.generateColumnNames(NameGenerator.java:27) at org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.util.SessionFactoryHelper.generateColumnNames(SessionFactoryHelper.java:435) at org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.tree.SelectClause.initializeColumnNames(SelectClause.java:308) at org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.tree.SelectClause.finishInitialization(SelectClause.java:298) at org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.tree.SelectClause.initializeExplicitSelectClause(SelectClause.java:268) at org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.HqlSqlWalker.useSelectClause(HqlSqlWalker.java:1039) at org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.HqlSqlWalker.processQuery(HqlSqlWalker.java:807) at org.hibernate.hql.internal.antlr.HqlSqlBaseWalker.query(HqlSqlBaseWalker.java:703) at org.hibernate.hql.internal.antlr.HqlSqlBaseWalker.selectStatement(HqlSqlBaseWalker.java:339) at org.hibernate.hql.internal.antlr.HqlSqlBaseWalker.statement(HqlSqlBaseWalker.java:287) at org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.QueryTranslatorImpl.analyze(QueryTranslatorImpl.java:276) at org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.QueryTranslatorImpl.doCompile(QueryTranslatorImpl.java:192) at org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.QueryTranslatorImpl.compile(QueryTranslatorImpl.java:144) at org.hibernate.engine.query.spi.HQLQueryPlan.<init>(HQLQueryPlan.java:113) at org.hibernate.engine.query.spi.HQLQueryPlan.<init>(HQLQueryPlan.java:73) at org.hibernate.engine.query.spi.QueryPlanCache.getHQLQueryPlan(QueryPlanCache.java:162) at org.hibernate.internal.AbstractSharedSessionContract.getQueryPlan(AbstractSharedSessionContract.java:636) at org.hibernate.internal.AbstractSharedSessionContract.createQuery(AbstractSharedSessionContract.java:748) at org.hibernate.internal.AbstractSharedSessionContract.createQuery(AbstractSharedSessionContract.java:811) at org.hibernate.query.criteria.internal.CriteriaQueryImpl$1.buildCompiledQuery(CriteriaQueryImpl.java:314) at org.hibernate.query.criteria.internal.compile.CriteriaCompiler.compile(CriteriaCompiler.java:171) at org.hibernate.internal.AbstractSharedSessionContract.createQuery(AbstractSharedSessionContract.java:774) at org.hibernate.internal.AbstractSharedSessionContract.createQuery(AbstractSharedSessionContract.java:114) Probably due to the same underlying problem but thought I’d mention it. ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16308#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-16308#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#100217- sha1:7167dc8 )