private InnerClass getGeneratedCriteriaInnerClass(TopLevelClass topLevelClass) {
    Field field;
    Method method;

    InnerClass answer = new InnerClass(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getGeneratedCriteriaInstance());

    answer.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PROTECTED);
    answer.setStatic(true);
    answer.setAbstract(true);
    context.getCommentGenerator().addClassComment(answer, introspectedTable);

    method = new Method();
    method.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PROTECTED);
    method.setName("GeneratedCriteria"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.setConstructor(true);
    method.addBodyLine("super();"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addBodyLine("criteria = new ArrayList<Criterion>();"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    answer.addMethod(method);

    List<String> criteriaLists = new ArrayList<String>();
    criteriaLists.add("criteria"); // $NON-NLS-1$

    for (IntrospectedColumn introspectedColumn : introspectedTable.getNonBLOBColumns()) {
      if (stringHasValue(introspectedColumn.getTypeHandler())) {
        String name = addtypeHandledObjectsAndMethods(introspectedColumn, method, answer);
        criteriaLists.add(name);
      }
    }

    // now generate the isValid method
    method = new Method();
    method.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PUBLIC);
    method.setName("isValid"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.setReturnType(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getBooleanPrimitiveInstance());
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    Iterator<String> strIter = criteriaLists.iterator();
    sb.append("return "); // $NON-NLS-1$
    sb.append(strIter.next());
    sb.append(".size() > 0"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    if (!strIter.hasNext()) {
      sb.append(';');
    }
    method.addBodyLine(sb.toString());
    while (strIter.hasNext()) {
      sb.setLength(0);
      OutputUtilities.javaIndent(sb, 1);
      sb.append("|| "); // $NON-NLS-1$
      sb.append(strIter.next());
      sb.append(".size() > 0"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      if (!strIter.hasNext()) {
        sb.append(';');
      }
      method.addBodyLine(sb.toString());
    }
    answer.addMethod(method);

    // now generate the getAllCriteria method
    if (criteriaLists.size() > 1) {
      field = new Field();
      field.setName("allCriteria"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      field.setType(new FullyQualifiedJavaType("List<Criterion>")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      field.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PROTECTED);
      answer.addField(field);
    }

    method = new Method();
    method.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PUBLIC);
    method.setName("getAllCriteria"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.setReturnType(new FullyQualifiedJavaType("List<Criterion>")); // $NON-NLS-1$
    if (criteriaLists.size() < 2) {
      method.addBodyLine("return criteria;"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    } else {
      method.addBodyLine("if (allCriteria == null) {"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("allCriteria = new ArrayList<Criterion>();"); // $NON-NLS-1$

      strIter = criteriaLists.iterator();
      while (strIter.hasNext()) {
        method.addBodyLine(String.format("allCriteria.addAll(%s);", strIter.next())); // $NON-NLS-1$
      }

      method.addBodyLine("}"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("return allCriteria;"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    }
    answer.addMethod(method);

    // now we need to generate the methods that will be used in the SqlMap
    // to generate the dynamic where clause
    topLevelClass.addImportedType(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getNewListInstance());
    topLevelClass.addImportedType(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getNewArrayListInstance());

    field = new Field();
    field.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PROTECTED);
    FullyQualifiedJavaType listOfCriterion =
        new FullyQualifiedJavaType("java.util.List<Criterion>"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    field.setType(listOfCriterion);
    field.setName("criteria"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    answer.addField(field);

    method = new Method();
    method.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PUBLIC);
    method.setReturnType(field.getType());
    method.setName(getGetterMethodName(field.getName(), field.getType()));
    method.addBodyLine("return criteria;"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    answer.addMethod(method);

    // now add the methods for simplifying the individual field set methods
    method = new Method();
    method.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PROTECTED);
    method.setName("addCriterion"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addParameter(
        new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "condition")); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addBodyLine("if (condition == null) {"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addBodyLine(
        "throw new RuntimeException(\"Value for condition cannot be null\");"); //$NON-NLS-1$
    method.addBodyLine("}"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addBodyLine("criteria.add(new Criterion(condition));"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    if (criteriaLists.size() > 1) {
      method.addBodyLine("allCriteria = null;"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    }
    answer.addMethod(method);

    method = new Method();
    method.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PROTECTED);
    method.setName("addCriterion"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addParameter(
        new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "condition")); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addParameter(
        new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getObjectInstance(), "value")); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addParameter(
        new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "property")); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addBodyLine("if (value == null) {"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addBodyLine(
        "throw new RuntimeException(\"Value for \" + property + \" cannot be null\");"); //$NON-NLS-1$
    method.addBodyLine("}"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addBodyLine("criteria.add(new Criterion(condition, value));"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    if (criteriaLists.size() > 1) {
      method.addBodyLine("allCriteria = null;"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    }
    answer.addMethod(method);

    method = new Method();
    method.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PROTECTED);
    method.setName("addCriterion"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addParameter(
        new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "condition")); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addParameter(
        new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getObjectInstance(), "value1")); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addParameter(
        new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getObjectInstance(), "value2")); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addParameter(
        new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "property")); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addBodyLine("if (value1 == null || value2 == null) {"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addBodyLine(
        "throw new RuntimeException(\"Between values for \" + property + \" cannot be null\");"); //$NON-NLS-1$
    method.addBodyLine("}"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    method.addBodyLine("criteria.add(new Criterion(condition, value1, value2));"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    if (criteriaLists.size() > 1) {
      method.addBodyLine("allCriteria = null;"); // $NON-NLS-1$
    }
    answer.addMethod(method);

    FullyQualifiedJavaType listOfDates =
        new FullyQualifiedJavaType("java.util.List<java.util.Date>"); // $NON-NLS-1$

    if (introspectedTable.hasJDBCDateColumns()) {
      topLevelClass.addImportedType(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getDateInstance());
      topLevelClass.addImportedType(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getNewIteratorInstance());
      method = new Method();
      method.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PROTECTED);
      method.setName("addCriterionForJDBCDate"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "condition")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getDateInstance(), "value")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "property")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("if (value == null) {"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine(
          "throw new RuntimeException(\"Value for \" + property + \" cannot be null\");"); //$NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("}"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine(
          "addCriterion(condition, new java.sql.Date(value.getTime()), property);"); //$NON-NLS-1$
      answer.addMethod(method);

      method = new Method();
      method.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PROTECTED);
      method.setName("addCriterionForJDBCDate"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "condition")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(new Parameter(listOfDates, "values")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "property")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("if (values == null || values.size() == 0) {"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine(
          "throw new RuntimeException(\"Value list for \" + property + \" cannot be null or empty\");"); //$NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("}"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine(
          "List<java.sql.Date> dateList = new ArrayList<java.sql.Date>();"); //$NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("Iterator<Date> iter = values.iterator();"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("while (iter.hasNext()) {"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("dateList.add(new java.sql.Date(iter.next().getTime()));"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("}"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("addCriterion(condition, dateList, property);"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      answer.addMethod(method);

      method = new Method();
      method.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PROTECTED);
      method.setName("addCriterionForJDBCDate"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "condition")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getDateInstance(), "value1")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getDateInstance(), "value2")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "property")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("if (value1 == null || value2 == null) {"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine(
          "throw new RuntimeException(\"Between values for \" + property + \" cannot be null\");"); //$NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("}"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine(
          "addCriterion(condition, new java.sql.Date(value1.getTime()), new java.sql.Date(value2.getTime()), property);"); //$NON-NLS-1$
      answer.addMethod(method);
    }

    if (introspectedTable.hasJDBCTimeColumns()) {
      topLevelClass.addImportedType(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getDateInstance());
      topLevelClass.addImportedType(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getNewIteratorInstance());
      method = new Method();
      method.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PROTECTED);
      method.setName("addCriterionForJDBCTime"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "condition")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getDateInstance(), "value")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "property")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("if (value == null) {"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine(
          "throw new RuntimeException(\"Value for \" + property + \" cannot be null\");"); //$NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("}"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine(
          "addCriterion(condition, new java.sql.Time(value.getTime()), property);"); //$NON-NLS-1$
      answer.addMethod(method);

      method = new Method();
      method.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PROTECTED);
      method.setName("addCriterionForJDBCTime"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "condition")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(new Parameter(listOfDates, "values")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "property")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("if (values == null || values.size() == 0) {"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine(
          "throw new RuntimeException(\"Value list for \" + property + \" cannot be null or empty\");"); //$NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("}"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine(
          "List<java.sql.Time> timeList = new ArrayList<java.sql.Time>();"); //$NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("Iterator<Date> iter = values.iterator();"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("while (iter.hasNext()) {"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("timeList.add(new java.sql.Time(iter.next().getTime()));"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("}"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("addCriterion(condition, timeList, property);"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      answer.addMethod(method);

      method = new Method();
      method.setVisibility(JavaVisibility.PROTECTED);
      method.setName("addCriterionForJDBCTime"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "condition")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getDateInstance(), "value1")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getDateInstance(), "value2")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addParameter(
          new Parameter(FullyQualifiedJavaType.getStringInstance(), "property")); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("if (value1 == null || value2 == null) {"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine(
          "throw new RuntimeException(\"Between values for \" + property + \" cannot be null\");"); //$NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine("}"); // $NON-NLS-1$
      method.addBodyLine(
          "addCriterion(condition, new java.sql.Time(value1.getTime()), new java.sql.Time(value2.getTime()), property);"); //$NON-NLS-1$
      answer.addMethod(method);
    }

    for (IntrospectedColumn introspectedColumn : introspectedTable.getNonBLOBColumns()) {
      topLevelClass.addImportedType(introspectedColumn.getFullyQualifiedJavaType());

      // here we need to add the individual methods for setting the
      // conditions for a field
      answer.addMethod(getSetNullMethod(introspectedColumn));
      answer.addMethod(getSetNotNullMethod(introspectedColumn));
      answer.addMethod(getSetEqualMethod(introspectedColumn));
      answer.addMethod(getSetNotEqualMethod(introspectedColumn));
      answer.addMethod(getSetGreaterThanMethod(introspectedColumn));
      answer.addMethod(getSetGreaterThenOrEqualMethod(introspectedColumn));
      answer.addMethod(getSetLessThanMethod(introspectedColumn));
      answer.addMethod(getSetLessThanOrEqualMethod(introspectedColumn));

      if (introspectedColumn.isJdbcCharacterColumn()) {
        answer.addMethod(getSetLikeMethod(introspectedColumn));
        answer.addMethod(getSetNotLikeMethod(introspectedColumn));
      }

      answer.addMethod(getSetInOrNotInMethod(introspectedColumn, true));
      answer.addMethod(getSetInOrNotInMethod(introspectedColumn, false));
      answer.addMethod(getSetBetweenOrNotBetweenMethod(introspectedColumn, true));
      answer.addMethod(getSetBetweenOrNotBetweenMethod(introspectedColumn, false));
    }

    return answer;
  }