Issue

We have a data type which is stored in the database as a datetime.

That field is mapped as follows:
@Temporal(TemporalType.TIME)
java.util.Date getDepartureTime() { ... }

When this field is displayed it performs as expected and the date is not what is contained in the database, but the correct time with a date of 01/018/1970.

The problem I am encountering is I need to query the object based on time alone. For instance how many objects have a departureDate between 7:00 and 10:00 irrelevant of date.

Can a temporal field with a type of time be used to query based on time alone? If not how may this be accomplished?