Patrick Lübbecke ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=61a7428... ) *updated* an issue Hibernate ORM ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiODEyNThlZTE5... ) / Improvement ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15575?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiODEyNT... ) HHH-15575 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15575?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiODEyNT... ) Make getter org.hibernate.criterion.SimpleExpression#getOp() public ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15575?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiODEyNT... ) Change By: Patrick Lübbecke ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=61a7428... ) When migrating legacy Criteria API code to JPA CriteriaBuilder (which is a must before upgrading to 6.0\!) , one option is to write a transformer to migrate, [e.g|http://e.gh]. legacy Hibernate SimpleExpressions to a JPA predicate. Unfortunately, the getter {{org.hibernate.criterion.SimpleExpression#getOp()}} is set to protected and cannot be accessed. Making this getter public would be beneficial for migration of legacy Criteria API code to CriteriaBuilder as it makes life a lot easier. ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15575#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-15575#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#100207- sha1:bddf6e1 )