# EntityToQuery

Convert an entity or array of entities to a Query object.

## Method Signature

```
EntityToQuery(entity=[Any], name=[Any])
```

### Arguments

| Argument | Type  | Required | Description                                               | Default |
| -------- | ----- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `entity` | `Any` | `true`   | An instance of an ORM entity or an array of entities.     |         |
| `name`   | `Any` | `false`  | The name of the entity. Required if `entity` is an array. |         |

## Examples

## Related

* [EntityDelete](/reference/built-in-functions/entitydelete.md)
* [EntityLoad](/reference/built-in-functions/entityload.md)
* [EntityLoadByExample](/reference/built-in-functions/entityloadbyexample.md)
* [EntityLoadByPK](/reference/built-in-functions/entityloadbypk.md)
* [EntityMerge](/reference/built-in-functions/entitymerge.md)
* [EntityNameArray](/reference/built-in-functions/entitynamearray.md)
* [EntityNameList](/reference/built-in-functions/entitynamelist.md)
* [EntityNew](/reference/built-in-functions/entitynew.md)
* [EntityReload](/reference/built-in-functions/entityreload.md)
* [EntitySave](/reference/built-in-functions/entitysave.md)
* [ORMClearSession](/reference/built-in-functions/ormclearsession.md)
* [ORMCloseAllSessions](/reference/built-in-functions/ormcloseallsessions.md)
* [ORMCloseSession](/reference/built-in-functions/ormclosesession.md)
* [ORMEvictCollection](/reference/built-in-functions/ormevictcollection.md)
* [ORMEvictEntity](/reference/built-in-functions/ormevictentity.md)
* [ORMEvictQueries](/reference/built-in-functions/ormevictqueries.md)
* [ORMExecuteQuery](/reference/built-in-functions/ormexecutequery.md)
* [ORMFlush](/reference/built-in-functions/ormflush.md)
* [ORMFlushAll](/reference/built-in-functions/ormflushall.md)
* [ORMGetHibernateVersion](/reference/built-in-functions/ormgethibernateversion.md)
* [ORMGetSession](/reference/built-in-functions/ormgetsession.md)
* [ORMGetSessionFactory](/reference/built-in-functions/ormgetsessionfactory.md)
* [ORMReload](/reference/built-in-functions/ormreload.md)


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