org.hibernate
Interface NaturalIdLoadAccess

public interface NaturalIdLoadAccess

Loads an entity by its natural identifier

See Also:

NaturalId

Method Summary

Object	getReference() Return the persistent instance with the natural id value(s) defined by the call(s) to using(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object).
Object	load() Return the persistent instance with the natural id value(s) defined by the call(s) to using(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object), or null if there is no such persistent instance.
NaturalIdLoadAccess	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).
NaturalIdLoadAccess	using(String attributeName, Object value) Add a NaturalId attribute value.
NaturalIdLoadAccess	with(LockOptions lockOptions) Specify the LockOptions to use when retrieving the entity.

Method Detail

with

NaturalIdLoadAccess with(LockOptions lockOptions)

Specify the LockOptions to use when retrieving the entity.

Parameters:

lockOptions - The lock options to use.

Returns:

this, for method chaining

using

NaturalIdLoadAccess using(String attributeName,
                          Object value)

Add a NaturalId attribute value.

Parameters:

attributeName - The entity attribute name that is marked as a NaturalId

value - The value of the attribute

Returns:

this, for method chaining

setSynchronizationEnabled

NaturalIdLoadAccess 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).

"synchronization" here indicates updating the natural-id -> pk cross reference maintained as part of the session. When enabled, prior to performing the lookup, Hibernate will check all entities of the given type associated with the session to see if its natural-id values have changed and, if so, update the cross reference. There is a performance impact associated with this, so if application developers are certain the natural-ids in play have not changed, this setting can be disabled to circumvent that impact. However, disabling this setting when natural-ids values have changed can result in incorrect results!

Parameters:

enabled - Should synchronization be performed? true indicates synchronization will be performed; false indicates it will be circumvented.

Returns:

this, for method chaining

getReference

Object getReference()

Return the persistent instance with the natural id value(s) defined by the call(s) to using(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object). 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() instead. Use this only to retrieve an instance that you assume exists, where non-existence would be an actual error.

Returns:

the persistent instance or proxy

load

Object load()

Return the persistent instance with the natural id value(s) defined by the call(s) to using(java.lang.String, java.lang.Object), 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.

Returns:

The persistent instance or null