BeanFinder (ebean api 12.8.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- io.ebean.BeanFinder<I,T>

Type Parameters:

I - The ID type

T - The Bean type

Direct Known Subclasses:

BeanRepository
```
public abstract class BeanFinder<I,T>
extends Object
```
Provides finder functionality for use with "Dependency Injection style" use of Ebean.
Note that typically users would extend BeanRepository rather than BeanFinder.
```
{@code

 public class CustomerFinder extends BeanFinder {
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Transaction`	`currentTransaction()`	Return the current transaction.
`Database`	`db()`	Return the Database to use.
`Database`	`db(String server)`	Return typically a different Database to the default.
`void`	`deleteById(I id)`	Delete a bean by Id.
`List<T>`	`findAll()`	Retrieves all entities of the given type.
`T`	`findById(I id)`	Retrieves an entity by ID.
`Optional<T>`	`findByIdOrEmpty(I id)`	Find an entity by ID returning an Optional.
`void`	`flush()`	Flush the JDBC batch on the current transaction.
`T`	`ref(I id)`	Creates an entity reference for this ID.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - db
```
public Database db()
```
    Return the Database to use.
  - currentTransaction
```
public Transaction currentTransaction()
```
    Return the current transaction.
  - flush
```
public void flush()
```
    Flush the JDBC batch on the current transaction.
  - db
```
public Database db(String server)
```
    Return typically a different Database to the default.
    This is equivalent to DB.byName(String)
    
    Parameters:
    
    server - The name of the Database. If this is null then the default Database is returned.
  - ref
```
@Nonnull
public T ref(I id)
```
    Creates an entity reference for this ID.
    Equivalent to Database.getReference(Class, Object)
  - findById
```
@Nullable
public T findById(I id)
```
    Retrieves an entity by ID.
  - findByIdOrEmpty
```
@Nullable
public Optional<T> findByIdOrEmpty(I id)
```
    Find an entity by ID returning an Optional.
  - deleteById
```
public void deleteById(I id)
```
    Delete a bean by Id.
  - findAll
```
@Nonnull
public List<T> findAll()
```
    Retrieves all entities of the given type.