how get record from db before given date in JPA

Question

public List<Trans> findByDate(Date date1) {
    Query query = em.createQuery("SELECT k FROM Trans WHERE k.transDate= :transDate ORDER BY k.transDate")
            .setParameter("transDate", date1);
    return query.getResultList();
}

that is part of my code in jpa, how if i want to check if there are records in 'Trans' table with transDate before date1?
thank you

Answer 1

use the '<' operator

public List<Trans> findByDate(Date date1) {
    Query query = em.createQuery("SELECT k FROM Trans WHERE k.transDate < :transDate ORDER BY k.transDate")
            .setParameter("transDate", date1);
    return query.getResultList();
}