Query (Spring Data MongoDB 2.1.0.RELEASE API)

```
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={METHOD,ANNOTATION_TYPE})
 @Documented
public @interface Query
```
Annotation to declare finder queries directly on repository methods. Both attributes allow using a placeholder notation of ?0, ?1 and so on.

Author:

Oliver Gierke, Thomas Darimont, Christoph Strobl, Mark Paluch

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements
Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
`boolean`	`count` Returns whether the query defined should be executed as count projection.
`boolean`	`delete` Returns whether the query should delete matching documents.
`boolean`	`exists` Returns whether the query defined should be executed as exists projection.
`String`	`fields` Defines the fields that should be returned for the given query.
`String`	`sort` Defines a default sort order for the given query.
`String`	`value` Takes a MongoDB JSON string to define the actual query to be executed.

- Element Detail
  - value
```
public abstract String value
```
    Takes a MongoDB JSON string to define the actual query to be executed. This one will take precedence over the method name then.
    
    Returns:
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - fields
```
public abstract String fields
```
    Defines the fields that should be returned for the given query. Note that only these fields will make it into the domain object returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - count
```
public abstract boolean count
```
    Returns whether the query defined should be executed as count projection.
    
    Returns:
    
    Since:
    
    1.3
    
    Default:
    
    false
- - exists
```
public abstract boolean exists
```
    Returns whether the query defined should be executed as exists projection.
    
    Returns:
    
    Since:
    
    1.10
    
    Default:
    
    false
- - delete
```
public abstract boolean delete
```
    Returns whether the query should delete matching documents.
    
    Returns:
    
    Since:
    
    1.5
    
    Default:
    
    false
- - sort
```
public abstract String sort
```
    Defines a default sort order for the given query.
    NOTE: The so set defaults can be altered / overwritten using an explicit Sort argument of the query method.
```
 

                @Query(sort = "{ age : -1 }") // order by age descending
                List findByFirstname(String firstname);
 
 
```
    Returns:
    
    Since:
    
    2.1
    
    Default:
    
    ""

Annotation Type Query

Optional Element Summary

Element Detail

value

fields

count

exists

delete

sort