Expression<X> as(
  Class<X> type
)

Perform a typecast upon the expression, returning a new expression object. Unlike Expression.cast, this method does not cause type conversion: the runtime type is not changed.

Warning: may result in a runtime failure.

Parameters:

type - intended type of the expression

Returns:

new expression of the given type.

See Also:

.cast(Class)

Since:

Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 1.0