<dependency> <groupId>com.querydsl</groupId> <artifactId>querydsl-apt</artifactId> <version>${querydsl.version}</version> </dependency> querydsl.entityAccessors=true querydsl.sqlKeywords=none @Entity public class User { @Column private String username; @Column private String email; } <build> <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>com.mysema.maven</groupId> <artifactId>apt-maven-plugin</artifactId> <version>1.1.3</version> <executions> <execution> <goals> <goal>process</goal> </goals> <configuration> <outputDirectory>target/generated-sources</outputDirectory> <processor>com.querydsl.apt.QuerydslAnnotationProcessor</processor> </configuration> </execution> </executions> </plugin> </plugins> </build> QUser qUser = QUser.user; List<User> users = new JPAQueryFactory(entityManager) .selectFrom(qUser) .where(qUser.username.startsWith("john")) .fetch();