hibernate/jpa criteria, query if an object exists in a many to many relation

Question

I have an class Offer with a many to many relation department:

class Offer {

    @ManyToMany(fetch = FetchType.EAGER, cascade = { CascadeType.MERGE, CascadeType.REFRESH })
    @JoinTable(name = "Offer_Department", joinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "offer_id"), inverseJoinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "namecode_id"))
    private Set<NamedCode> department;

    ...
}

How can I use the JPA CriteriaBuilder to search all Offer objects which contain a certain department (NamedCode).

This should be part of a greater query (see the TODO part):

CriteriaBuilder builder = getSession().getCriteriaBuilder();
CriteriaQuery<Offer> criteria = builder.createQuery(Offer.class);
Root<Offer> root = criteria.from(Offer.class);

List<Predicate> restrictions = new ArrayList<>();
if (fromDate != null && toDate != null) {
    restrictions.add(builder.between(root.get("entryDate"), fromDate, toDate));
}
if (department != null) {
    // TODO check if the Offer object has assigned the passed department
}
// add more restrictions

criteria.orderBy(builder.asc(root.get("entryDate")));

Answer 1

I figured it out, I have to use a join after all:

restrictions.add(builder.equal(root.join("department").get("id"), department.getId()));