1 Criteria does not have iterate() method, so it can not pull object from cache

2 Criteria does not have a method to get the query string it constructs

when i use Query class, i can do this:
give me the query string, for example "select foo from Foo foo",
i can construct a new query "select count(foo) from Foo foo" automaticlly to find out the record count, i think this is useful.

am i right?

thanks.

Add a request to JIRA.

Its not trivial to implement, but certainly possible if I have time for this.

The initial comment in this thread raised two issues, so I'm not sure if Gavin's reply was to the first, second or both.

So, is the first point correct -- that it's not possible to use a second-level cache with the Criteria API?

If it's not possible, is adding the ability to use a cache a planned feature?

Golly, I hope not, 'cause then I'd feel really silly calling :)