Fixed column value when using JPA, Criteria API and a static metamodel

Question

Given the following:

CriteriaQuery<SomeDTO> cQuery;
CriteriaBuilder cb;
Root<SomeClass> r;
...
cQuery.select(cb.construct(SomeDTO.class,
  "FIXED VALUE",
   r.get(SomeClass_.someValue)
));

Is there a way inwith the JPA criteria api and a static metamodel to create a select, which returns a fixed value for one column? The respective SQL should be something like

SELECT 'FIXED VALUE', someValue FROM someClassTable WHERE ...;

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

The answer I was looking for is CriteriaBuilder.literal(): http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/6/api/javax/persistence/criteria/CriteriaBuilder.html#literal%28T%29