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package org.springframework.data.repository.query;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
Interface for a query abstraction.
Author: Oliver Gierke, Christoph Strobl
/**
* Interface for a query abstraction.
*
* @author Oliver Gierke
* @author Christoph Strobl
*/
public interface RepositoryQuery {
Executes the RepositoryQuery
with the given parameters. Params: - parameters – must not be null.
Returns: execution result. Can be null.
/**
* Executes the {@link RepositoryQuery} with the given parameters.
*
* @param parameters must not be {@literal null}.
* @return execution result. Can be {@literal null}.
*/
@Nullable
Object execute(Object[] parameters);
Returns the related QueryMethod
. Returns: never null.
/**
* Returns the related {@link QueryMethod}.
*
* @return never {@literal null}.
*/
QueryMethod getQueryMethod();
}