Re: this works, but is there a better way?

Oh, I got it. There are no special Cayenne shortcuts for this. So you'll =
have to use your own conventions =
(AiSystemPromptSummarization.class.getSimpleName(), or define possible =
constants in a custom enum).

Andrus



> On Apr 7, 2026, at 8:27=E2=80=AFAM, Robert A. Decker =
<[email protected]> wrote:
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> In my query I'm using a hardcoded string but if I change the qualifier =
in the cayenne modeler to, for example, use a different column or change =
the string in the qualifier it won't match the query.=20
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> So, I should use the actual qualifier from the modeler but I don't see =
the qualifier in the class variables. Does it only live in the modeler?
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> Basically I just don't want to use a string that I have in my code.  I =
could use something like just the class name of the class but that may =
not match the qualifier.=20
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> Rob
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Apr 7, 2026, at 14:04, Andrus Adamchik <[email protected]> =
wrote:
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>> =EF=BB=BFHi Rob,
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>> In your example, both the entity qualifier and the condition in =
"where" seem the same. So you wouldn't need the latter if you have the =
former. Am I misreading the description?
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>> Andrus
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>>> On Apr 7, 2026, at 7:48=E2=80=AFAM, Robert A. Decker =
<[email protected]> wrote:
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>>> I'm using single-table inheritance with the 'type' column =
determining the subclass with a Qualifier in the model:
>>> AiSystemPrompt (abstract)
>>> AiSystemPromptSummarization (Qualifier =
type=3D'AiSystemPromptSummarization')
>>>=20
>>> This query works:
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>>> List<AiJob> jobs =3D ObjectSelect.query(AiJob.class)
>>> =
.where(AiJob.AI_SYSTEM_PROMPT.dot(AiSystemPrompt.TYPE).eq("AiSystemPromptS=
ummarization"))
>>> .select(context);
>>>=20
>>> But I don't like that I'm hardcoding the subclass =
("AiSystemPromptSummarization") and searching against the TYPE property.
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>>> Is there a way to do this using the attributes I have in the cayenne =
model? (abstract superclass with concrete subclass using the qualifier =
set in the entity model)
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>>> I looked at BaseProperty and a couple of others in =
org.apache.cayenne.exp.property but don't see it....
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>>> Rob
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