How to return a Map result from a JPA or Hibernate query

Introduction In this article, I’m going to show you how you can return a Java Map result when executing a JPA query. I decided to write this article after answering a similar question on StackOverflow.

The best way to use a Hibernate ResultTransformer

Introduction In this article, I’m going to present the best way to use a Hibernate ResultTransformer so that you can customize the result set of a given JPA or Hibernate query. As I already explained, the Hibernate ResultTransformer is a very powerful mechanism, allowing you to customize a JPQL, Criteria API, or native SQL query result set in any possible way.