How would I write SELECT TOP 25 sql query in Spring data repository

A quick question, because I am sure this is something silly. I have the following query which I can execute in NetBeans sql command window:

SELECT TOP 25 * FROM ARCUST_BIG  WHERE arcustno<='300000' ORDER BY arcustno DESC

My goal is to put put it in my ArcustRepository class:

public interface ArcustRepository extends JpaRepository {

Arcust findByPrimaryKey(String id);

@Query("SELECT COUNT(a) FROM Arcust a")
Long countAll();

@Query("SELECT TOP 25 a FROM Arcust a WHERE a.arcustno<='?1' ORDER BY a.arcustno DESC")
List<Arcust> findByTop(String arcustno);
}

However, that findBytop query doesn’t seem to work and when I start my service with tomcat7 returns this:

2013-08-15 08:15:20 ERROR ContextLoader:319 - Context initialization failed
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'arcustService': Injection of autowired dependencies failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Could not autowire field: private com.waudware.pics.repository.ArcustRepository com.waudware.pics.service.ArcustService.arcustRepository; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'arcustRepository': FactoryBean threw exception on object creation; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Validation failed for query for method public abstract java.util.List com.waudware.pics.repository.ArcustRepository.findByTop(java.lang.String)!
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Validation failed for query for method public abstract java.util.List com.waudware.pics.repository.ArcustRepository.findByTop(java.lang.String)!
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: org.hibernate.hql.internal.ast.QuerySyntaxException: unexpected token: 25 near line 1, column 12 [SELECT TOP 25 a FROM com.waudware.pics.domain.Arcust a WHERE a.arcustno<='?1' ORDER BY a.arcustno DESC]

Answer

# Pure SQL

Use “Limit”

SELECT * FROM ARCUST_BIG 
WHERE arcustno<='300000' ORDER BY arcustno DESC Limit 0, 25

Note: JPA supports creation of the Native query by using method createNativeQuery() OR by using the annotation @NamedNativeQuery JPA Native Query select and cast object object

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# JPA

List<Arcust> findTop25ByArcustnoLessThanOrderByArcustnoDesc(String arcustno);