from(entityClass) - JPA AbstractQuery's method

Method
javax.persistence.criteria.AbstractQuery
Root<X> from(
  Class<X> entityClass
)

Create and add a query root corresponding to the given entity, forming a cartesian product with any existing roots.
Parameters:
entityClass - the entity class
Returns:
query root corresponding to the given entity
Since:
JPA 2.0
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Object Relational Mapping (ORM) JPA 2 providers include Hibernate, EclipseLink, TopLink, OpenJPA and DataNucleus.
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