Package org.hibernate

Interface SimpleNaturalIdLoadAccess<T>

    • Method Detail

      • setSynchronizationEnabled

        SimpleNaturalIdLoadAccess<T> setSynchronizationEnabled​(boolean enabled)
        For entities with mutable natural ids, should Hibernate perform "synchronization" prior to performing lookups? The default is to perform "synchronization" (for correctness).

        See NaturalIdLoadAccess.setSynchronizationEnabled(boolean) for detailed discussion.

        Parameters:
        enabled - Should synchronization be performed? true indicates synchronization will be performed; false indicates it will be circumvented.
        Returns:
        this, for method chaining
      • getReference

        T getReference​(Object naturalIdValue)
        Return the persistent instance with the given natural id value, assuming that the instance exists. This method might return a proxied instance that is initialized on-demand, when a non-identifier method is accessed.

        You should not use this method to determine if an instance exists; to check for existence, use load(java.lang.Object) instead. Use this only to retrieve an instance that you assume exists, where non-existence would be an actual error.

        Parameters:
        naturalIdValue - The value of the natural id
        Returns:
        The persistent instance or proxy, if an instance exists. Otherwise, null.
      • load

        T load​(Object naturalIdValue)
        Return the persistent instance with the given natural id value, or null if there is no such persistent instance. If the instance is already associated with the session, return that instance, initializing it if needed. This method never returns an uninitialized instance.
        Parameters:
        naturalIdValue - The value of the natural-id
        Returns:
        The persistent instance or null