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## com.google.appengine.api.datastore
Class Query

    java.lang.Object
      com.google.appengine.api.datastore.Query

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.io.Serializable

    public final class Query

extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

`Query` encapsulates a request for zero or more `Entity` objects out of the datastore. It supports querying on zero or more properties, querying by ancestor, and sorting. `Entity` objects which match the query can be retrieved in a single list, or with an unbounded iterator.

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
`static class` | `Query.FilterOperator` FilterOperator specifies what type of operation you want to apply to your filter.
`static class` | `Query.FilterPredicate` FilterPredicate is a data container that holds a single filter predicate.
`static class` | `Query.SortDirection` `SortDirection` controls the order of a sort.
`static class` | `Query.SortPredicate` SortPredicate is a data container that holds a single sort predicate.

Constructor Summary
`Query(Key ancestor)` Create a new `Query` that finds `Entity` objects with the specified `Key` as an ancestor.
`Query(java.lang.String kind)` Create a new `Query` that finds `Entity` objects with the specified `kind`.
`Query(java.lang.String kind, Key ancestor)` Create a new `Query` that finds `Entity` objects with the specified `kind`.

Method Summary
`Query` | `addFilter(java.lang.String propertyName, Query.FilterOperator operator, java.lang.Object value)` Add a filter on the specified property.
`Query` | `addSort(java.lang.String propertyName)` Specify how the query results should be sorted.
`Query` | `addSort(java.lang.String propertyName, Query.SortDirection direction)` Specify how the query results should be sorted.
`Key` | `getAncestor()` Gets the current ancestor for this query, or null if there is no ancestor specified.
`java.util.List<Query.FilterPredicate>` | `getFilterPredicates()` Returns an unmodifiable list of the current filter predicates.
`java.lang.String` | `getKind()` Only `Entity` objects whose kind matches this value will be returned.
`java.util.List<Query.SortPredicate>` | `getSortPredicates()` Returns an unmodifiable list of the current sort predicates.
`boolean` | `isKeysOnly()` Returns true if this query will fetch and return keys only, false if it will fetch and return full entities.
`Query` | `setAncestor(Key ancestor)` Sets an ancestor for this query.
`Query` | `setKeysOnly()` Makes this query fetch and return only keys, not full entities.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### Query

    public Query(java.lang.String kind)

  Create a new `Query` that finds `Entity` objects with the specified `kind`.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - If kind is null.

### Query

    public Query(Key ancestor)

  Create a new `Query` that finds `Entity` objects with the specified `Key` as an ancestor.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - If ancestor is null.

### Query

    public Query(java.lang.String kind,
                 Key ancestor)

  Create a new `Query` that finds `Entity` objects with the specified `kind`.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - If kind and ancestor are both null.

Method Detail

### getKind

    public java.lang.String getKind()

  Only `Entity` objects whose kind matches this value will be returned.

### getAncestor

    public Key getAncestor()

  Gets the current ancestor for this query, or null if there is no ancestor specified.

### setAncestor

    public Query setAncestor(Key ancestor)

  Sets an ancestor for this query. This restricts the query to only return result entities that are descended from a given entity. In other words, all of the results will have the ancestor as their parent, or parent's parent, or etc. If null is specified, unsets any previously-set ancestor.

  Returns:
    `this` (for chaining)
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - If the ancestor key is incomplete, or if you try to unset an ancestor and have not set a kind.

### addFilter

    public Query addFilter(java.lang.String propertyName,
                           Query.FilterOperator operator,
                           java.lang.Object value)

  Add a filter on the specified property.

  Parameters:
    `propertyName` - The name of the property to which the filter applies.
    `operator` - The filter operator.
    `value` - An instance of a supported datastore type. Note that entities with multi-value properties identified by `propertyName` will match this filter if the multi-value property has at least one value that matches the condition expressed by `operator` and `value`. For more information on multi-value property filtering please see the datastore documentation.
  Returns:
    `this` (for chaining)
  Throws:
    `java.lang.NullPointerException` - If `propertyName` or `operator` is null.
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - If `value` is not of a type supported by the datastore. See `DataTypeUtils.isSupportedType(Class)`. Note that unlike `Entity.setProperty(String, Object)`, you cannot provide a `Collection` containing instances of supported types to this method.

### getFilterPredicates

    public java.util.List<Query.FilterPredicate> getFilterPredicates()

  Returns an unmodifiable list of the current filter predicates.

### addSort

    public Query addSort(java.lang.String propertyName)

  Specify how the query results should be sorted. The first call to addSort will register the property that will serve as the primary sort key. A second call to addSort will set a secondary sort key, etc. This method will always sort in ascending order. To control the order of the sort, use `addSort(String,SortDirection)`. Note that entities with multi-value properties identified by `propertyName` will be sorted by the smallest value in the list. For more information on sorting properties with multiple values please see the datastore documentation.

  Returns:
    `this` (for chaining)
  Throws:
    `java.lang.NullPointerException` - If any argument is null.

### addSort

    public Query addSort(java.lang.String propertyName,
                         Query.SortDirection direction)

  Specify how the query results should be sorted. The first call to addSort will register the property that will serve as the primary sort key. A second call to addSort will set a secondary sort key, etc. Note that if `direction` is `Query.SortDirection.ASCENDING`, entities with multi-value properties identified by `propertyName` will be sorted by the smallest value in the list. If `direction` is `Query.SortDirection.DESCENDING`, entities with multi-value properties identified by `propertyName` will be sorted by the largest value in the list. For more information on sorting properties with multiple values please see the datastore documentation.

  Returns:
    `this` (for chaining)
  Throws:
    `java.lang.NullPointerException` - If any argument is null.

### getSortPredicates

    public java.util.List<Query.SortPredicate> getSortPredicates()

  Returns an unmodifiable list of the current sort predicates.

### setKeysOnly

    public Query setKeysOnly()

  Makes this query fetch and return only keys, not full entities.

  Returns:
    `this` (for chaining)

### isKeysOnly

    public boolean isKeysOnly()

  Returns true if this query will fetch and return keys only, false if it will fetch and return full entities.

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