Hibernate.CollectionInterface (Hibernate Javadocs)

java.lang.Object
- org.hibernate.Hibernate.CollectionInterface<C>

Type Parameters:

C - the type of collection, for example, List<User>

Enclosing class:

Hibernate
```
public static final class Hibernate.CollectionInterface<C>
extends Object
```
Operations for obtaining references to persistent collections of a certain type.

Since:

6.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`C`	`createDetachedInstance()`	Obtain a detached, uninitialized persistent collection of the type represented by this object.
`C`	`createNewInstance()`	Instantiate an empty collection of the type represented by this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - createDetachedInstance
```
public C createDetachedInstance()
```
    Obtain a detached, uninitialized persistent collection of the type represented by this object.
    The returned wrapper object is not associated with any session, and cannot be initialized by calling Hibernate.initialize(Object). It can be used to represent an uninitialized collection when working with a detached object graph.
    
    Returns:
    
    an uninitialized persistent collection
  - createNewInstance
```
public C createNewInstance()
```
    Instantiate an empty collection of the type represented by this object.
    
    Returns:
    
    a newly-instantiated empty collection