Regarding ejb-ql and finder method return values?

[yamini nadella]

according to my understanding finder methods return EJBObjects.
if ejb-ql is like
select Object(employee) from employee
then it is suitable for finder method.

what if ejb-ql is like
select employee.name from employee

is above sql is returning EJBObject?

Yamini

[Vaithiya Sundaram]

The finder method can return single EJBObject reference or collection of EJBObject references. So the query "select employee.name from employee" is not valid for the finder method as it gives single field value.

[Paulo Asterio Nunes]

Hy yamini,

If you want use this query "select employee.name from employee" you sould use ejbSelect<METHOD> methods ...

Regards,

Paulo Nunes
Brazil
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