JPA Method
in javax.persistence.EntityManager

Query createNamedQuery(
  String name
)


Create an instance of Query for executing a named query (in the Java Persistence query language or in native SQL).
Parameters:
name - the name of a query defined in metadata
Return:
the new query instance
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if a query has not been defined with the given name or if the query string is found to be invalid
Since:
JPA 1.0