lt(x, y) - JPA CriteriaBuilder's method Method javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilderPredicate lt( Expression<?> x, Expression<?> y) Create a predicate for testing whether the first argument is less than the second. Parameters: x - expression y - expression Returns: less-than predicate Since: JPA 2.0 < CriteriaBuilder^ CriteriaBuilderCriteriaQuery >