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[2.29.1](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/2.29.1/com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder)\n- [2.28.2](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/2.28.2/com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder)\n- [2.27.1](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/2.27.1/com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder)\n- [2.26.4](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/2.26.4/com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder)\n- [2.25.2](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/2.25.2/com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder)\n- [2.24.3](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/2.24.3/com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder)\n- [2.23.0](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/2.23.0/com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder)\n- [2.22.0](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/2.22.0/com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder)\n- [2.21.3](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/2.21.3/com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder)\n- [2.20.2](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/2.20.2/com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder)\n- [2.19.2](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/2.19.2/com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder)\n- [2.18.5](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/2.18.5/com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder)\n- [2.17.6](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/2.17.6/com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder) \n\n public static final class ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder extends StructuredQuery.BuilderImpl\u003cProjectionEntity,ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder\u003e\n\nA `ProjectionEntityQuery` builder for queries that return [ProjectionEntity](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-datastore/latest/com.google.cloud.datastore.ProjectionEntity)\nresults. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[java.lang.Object](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html) \\\u003e com.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.BuilderImpl \\\u003e ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder \n\nInherited Members\n-----------------\n\ncom.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.BuilderImpl.addOrderBy(com.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.OrderBy,com.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.OrderBy...) \ncom.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.BuilderImpl.clearOrderBy() \ncom.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.BuilderImpl.setEndCursor(com.google.cloud.datastore.Cursor) \ncom.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.BuilderImpl.setFilter(com.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.Filter) \ncom.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.BuilderImpl.setKind(java.lang.String) \ncom.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.BuilderImpl.setLimit(java.lang.Integer) \ncom.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.BuilderImpl.setNamespace(java.lang.String) \ncom.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.BuilderImpl.setOffset(int) \ncom.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.BuilderImpl.setOrderBy(com.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.OrderBy,com.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.OrderBy...) \ncom.google.cloud.datastore.StructuredQuery.BuilderImpl.setStartCursor(com.google.cloud.datastore.Cursor) \n[Object.clone()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#clone--) \n[Object.equals(Object)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-) \n[Object.finalize()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#finalize--) \n[Object.getClass()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#getClass--) \n[Object.hashCode()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--) \n[Object.notify()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notify--) \n[Object.notifyAll()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--) \n[Object.toString()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#toString--) \n[Object.wait()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait--) \n[Object.wait(long)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-) \n[Object.wait(long,int)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### addDistinctOn(String property, String\\[\\] others)\n\n public ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder addDistinctOn(String property, String[] others)\n\nAdds one or more properties to the existing group by clause.\n\n### addProjection(String projection, String\\[\\] others)\n\n public ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder addProjection(String projection, String[] others)\n\nAdds one or more projections to the existing projection clause.\n\n### build()\n\n public ProjectionEntityQuery build()\n\n### clearDistinctOn()\n\n public ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder clearDistinctOn()\n\nClears the group by clause.\n\n### clearProjection()\n\n public ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder clearProjection()\n\nClears the projection clause.\n\n### setDistinctOn(String property, String\\[\\] others)\n\n public ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder setDistinctOn(String property, String[] others)\n\nSets the query's distinct on clause (clearing any previously specified distinct on settings).\n\n### setProjection(String projection, String\\[\\] others)\n\n public ProjectionEntityQuery.Builder setProjection(String projection, String[] others)\n\nSets the query's projection clause (clearing any previously specified Projection settings)."]]