CriteriaBuilder builder = session.getCriteriaBuilder();

CriteriaQuery<EmployeeEntity> criteriaQuery =

    builder.createQuery(EmployeeEntity.class);

​

Root<EmployeeEntity> root = criteriaQuery.from(EmployeeEntity.class);

​

List<Order> orderList = new ArrayList();

orderList.add(builder.asc(root.get("firstName")));

​

TypedQuery<EmployeeEntity> query = session

    .createQuery(criteriaQuery.select(root).orderBy(orderList));

​

List<EmployeeEntity> list = query.getResultList();