hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · IllegalArgumentException

Can't determine SQL statement type for statement: ${sql}

Error message

Can't determine SQL statement type for statement: ${sql}

What it means

Error "Can't determine SQL statement type for statement: ${sql}" thrown in hibernate/hibernate-orm.

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/OracleDialect.java:1480

	}

	@Override
	public String getCurrentSchemaCommand() {
		return getVersion().isSameOrAfter( 23 ) ? "select sys_context('USERENV','CURRENT_SCHEMA')" : "SELECT SYS_CONTEXT('USERENV','CURRENT_SCHEMA') FROM DUAL";
	}

	@Override
	public boolean supportsPartitionBy() {
		return true;
	}

	private String statementType(String sql) {
		final var matcher = SQL_STATEMENT_TYPE_PATTERN.matcher( sql );
		if ( matcher.matches() && matcher.groupCount() == 1 ) {
			return matcher.group(1);
		}
		else {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Can't determine SQL statement type for statement: " + sql );
		}
	}

	@Override
	public boolean supportsTupleDistinctCounts() {
		return false;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean supportsOffsetInSubquery() {
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean supportsFetchClause(FetchClauseType type) {
		// Until 12.2 there was a bug in the Oracle query rewriter causing ORA-00918
		// when the query contains duplicate implicit aliases in the select clause
		return true;

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Ensure the SQL starts with a recognizable DML keyword.
2. Avoid leading comments or unusual whitespace in the statement.

When it happens

Trigger: Triggered when the application calls a Hibernate dialect feature that the configured database dialect cannot provide: Can't determine SQL statement type for statement: the given SQL.

Common situations: Common when running against a database whose dialect lacks this capability, when a mapping or HQL/Criteria query requests unsupported functionality, or when the wrong dialect is configured for the database in use. Error: Can't determine SQL statement type for statement: the given SQL.

AI-assisted analysis of hibernate/hibernate-orm@fad1729dce (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/057ee00bd57f081e. Report an issue: GitHub.