Nested query in mongodb using spring data - mongodb

Question

I am trying to use nested Mongodb query but it does not work.
It is similar to Spring data mongodb query for subdocument field
But suggestions mentioned there does not work.
Please find my documents below.
#Document
public class Ticket {
#Id
private String id;
#DBRef
#CascadeSave
private Customer customer;
// getters and setters
}
#Document
public class Customer {
#Id
private String id;
private String firstName;
// getters and setters
}
public interface TicketRepository extends MongoRepository<Ticket, String> {
public List<Ticket> findByCustomerFirstName(String firstName);
}
I tried both findByCustomerFirstName and findByCustomer_FirstName but it does not work. Any suggestions ?

Answer 1

These suggestions are right it should work...
Official docs explains it as you did it:http://docs.spring.io/spring-data/mongodb/docs/current/reference/html/#repositories.query-methods.query-property-expressions
Property expressions can refer only to a direct property of the
managed entity, as shown in the preceding example. At query creation
time you already make sure that the parsed property is a property of
the managed domain class. However, you can also define constraints by
traversing nested properties. Assume a Person has an Address with a
ZipCode. In that case a method name of
List<Person> findByAddressZipCode(ZipCode zipCode);
creates the
property traversal x.address.zipCode
Just one thing, remove #Document from Customer and try it, Mongodb didn't support join queries (I'm not sure if now it does)... so you're document should be Ticket and it must have a embbebed document Customer as a inner object and not in a different document.