Hibernate查询可以非常的强大与复杂。实际上，Hibernate的一个主要卖点就是查询语句的威力。这里有一些例子，它们与我在最近的 一个项目中使用的查询非常相似。注意你能用到的大多数查询比这些要简单的多！
下面的查询对于某个特定的客户的所有未支付的账单，在给定给最小总价值的情况下，返回订单的id，条目的数量和总价值， 返回值按照总价值的结果进行排序。为了决定价格，查询使用了当前目录。作为转换结果的SQL查询，使用了ORDER, ORDER_LINE, PRODUCT, CATALOG 和PRICE 库表。
select order.id, sum(price.amount), count(item)
from Order as order
join order.lineItems as item
join item.product as product,
Catalog as catalog
join catalog.prices as price
where order.paid = false
and order.customer = :customer
and price.product = product
and catalog.effectiveDate < sysdate
and catalog.effectiveDate >= all (
select cat.effectiveDate
from Catalog as cat
where cat.effectiveDate < sysdate
)
group by order
having sum(price.amount) > :minAmount
order by sum(price.amount) desc这简直是一个怪物！实际上，在现实生活中，我并不热衷于子查询，所以我的查询语句看起来更像这个：
select order.id, sum(price.amount), count(item)
from Order as order
join order.lineItems as item
join item.product as product,
Catalog as catalog
join catalog.prices as price
where order.paid = false
and order.customer = :customer
and price.product = product
and catalog = :currentCatalog
group by order
having sum(price.amount) > :minAmount
order by sum(price.amount) desc下面一个查询计算每一种状态下的支付的数目，除去所有处于AWAITING_APPROVAL状态的支付，因为在该状态下 当前的用户作出了状态的最新改变。该查询被转换成含有两个内连接以及一个相关联的子选择的SQL查询，该查询使用了表 PAYMENT, PAYMENT_STATUS 以及 PAYMENT_STATUS_CHANGE。
select count(payment), status.name
from Payment as payment
join payment.currentStatus as status
join payment.statusChanges as statusChange
where payment.status.name <> PaymentStatus.AWAITING_APPROVAL
or (
statusChange.timeStamp = (
select max(change.timeStamp)
from PaymentStatusChange change
where change.payment = payment
)
and statusChange.user <> :currentUser
)
group by status.name, status.sortOrder
order by status.sortOrder如果我把statusChanges实例集映射为一个列表（list）而不是一个集合（set）, 书写查询语句将更加简单.
select count(payment), status.name
from Payment as payment
join payment.currentStatus as status
where payment.status.name <> PaymentStatus.AWAITING_APPROVAL
or payment.statusChanges[ maxIndex(payment.statusChanges) ].user <> :currentUser
group by status.name, status.sortOrder
order by status.sortOrder下面一个查询使用了MS SQL Server的 isNull()函数用以返回当前用户所属组织的组织帐号及组织未支付的账。 它被转换成一个对表ACCOUNT, PAYMENT, PAYMENT_STATUS, ACCOUNT_TYPE, ORGANIZATION 以及 ORG_USER进行的三个内连接， 一个外连接和一个子选择的SQL查询。
select account, payment
from Account as account
left outer join account.payments as payment
where :currentUser in elements(account.holder.users)
and PaymentStatus.UNPAID = isNull(payment.currentStatus.name, PaymentStatus.UNPAID)
order by account.type.sortOrder, account.accountNumber, payment.dueDate对于一些数据库，我们需要弃用（相关的）子选择。
select account, payment
from Account as account
join account.holder.users as user
left outer join account.payments as payment
where :currentUser = user
and PaymentStatus.UNPAID = isNull(payment.currentStatus.name, PaymentStatus.UNPAID)
order by account.type.sortOrder, account.accountNumber, payment.dueDate