hibernate query language or using criteria?

Question

Any one who tell me the query using criteria/hql/sql. Requirement is that user enter email or username the query return the password of the user from table user.

Answer 1

If all you're doing is fetching one field, you probably just want to go hql (or possibly sql).

If you do criteria, I believe you're pulling back the entire object, just to eventually use one field.

Edit: That's a really broad question. Here is a tutorial