hibernate - Can I execute a batch delete with join statements?

Question

I'm trying to execute the following bulk delete using jpql:

            " DELETE " +
            " FROM AutAnt aa " +
            "   JOIN aa.person p " +
            "   JOIN p.employees e" +  
            " WHERE e = :employess " +
            "   AND (" +
            "       aa.dateFrom BETWEEN :dateStart AND :dateEnd" +
            "       OR" +
            "       aa.dateTor BETWEEN :dataStart AND :dateEnd" +
            "   )");

But I'm getting this error:

unexpected token: JOIN

The JPA docs state that "Delete by query uses the same JPQL syntax as normal queries, with one exception: begin your query string with the delete keyword instead of the select keyword"

I have the following select query which works perfectly:

            " SELECT aa " +
            " FROM AutAnt aa " +
            "   JOIN aa.person p " +
            "   JOIN p.employees e" +  
            " WHERE e = :employess " +
            "   AND (" +
            "       aa.dateFrom BETWEEN :dateStart AND :dateEnd" +
            "       OR" +
            "       aa.dateTor BETWEEN :dataStart AND :dateEnd" +
            "   )");

Changing the first statement of the delete query to "DELETE aa" raises a different exception.

Is this a Hibernate bug, or am I missing something here.

Cheers!

Answer 1