hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · SemanticException

Query has no 'from' clause, and the result type '" + expecte

Error message

Query has no 'from' clause, and the result type '" + expectedResultEntity + "' is not an entity type

What it means

Error "Query has no 'from' clause, and the result type '" + expectedResultEntity + "' is not an entity type" thrown in hibernate/hibernate-orm.

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/hql/internal/SemanticQueryBuilder.java:1253

			final var fromClause = new SqmFromClause();
			final var entityDescriptor = getResultEntity();
			if ( entityDescriptor != null ) {
				final SqmRoot<R> sqmRoot =
						new SqmRoot<>( entityDescriptor, "_0", false, nodeBuilder() );
				processingStateStack.getCurrent().getPathRegistry().register( sqmRoot );
				fromClause.addRoot( sqmRoot );
			}
			return fromClause;
		}
	}

	private EntityDomainType<R> getResultEntity() {
		final var jpaMetamodel = creationContext.getJpaMetamodel();
		if ( expectedResultEntity != null ) {
			final var entityDescriptor = jpaMetamodel.findEntityType( expectedResultEntity );
			if ( entityDescriptor == null ) {
				throw new SemanticException( "Query has no 'from' clause, and the result type '"
						+ expectedResultEntity + "' is not an entity type", query );
			}
			//noinspection unchecked
			return (EntityDomainType<R>) entityDescriptor;
		}
		else if ( expectedResultType != null ) {
			final var entityDescriptor = jpaMetamodel.findEntityType( expectedResultType );
			if ( entityDescriptor == null ) {
				throw new SemanticException( "Query has no 'from' clause, and the result type '"
						+ expectedResultTypeShortName + "' is not an entity type", query );
			}
			return entityDescriptor;
		}
		else {
			return null;
		}
	}

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Add a 'from' clause selecting the entity.
2. Pass the correct entity result type to createQuery.

When it happens

Trigger: The HQL/JPQL query violates a structural language rule.

Common situations: Writing queries with missing select/from, mismatched group by positions, or invalid ordering constructs.

AI-assisted analysis of hibernate/hibernate-orm@fad1729dce (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/99e6108dcf42b4a5. Report an issue: GitHub.