**[Michael Isvy](https://jira.spring.io/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=michael.isvy)** opened **[SPR-10257](https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-10257?redirect=false)** and commented Those methods were mostly relevant prior to Java 5. Thanks to Generics, we now can use query(...) methods instead in all cases that I can think of. --- No further details from [SPR-10257](https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-10257?redirect=false)