Synchronize (Hibernate Javadocs)

```
@Target({TYPE,FIELD,METHOD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Synchronize
```
Specifies a table or tables that hold state mapped by the annotated entity or collection.
If Hibernate is not aware that a certain table holds state mapped by an entity class or collection, then modifications might not be automatically synchronized with the database before a query is executed against that table, and the query might return stale data.
Ordinarily, Hibernate knows the tables containing the state of an entity or collection. This annotation might be necessary if:
- an entity or collection maps a database view,
- an entity or collection is persisted using handwritten SQL, that is, using @SQLSelect and friends, or
- an entity is mapped using @Subselect.
By default, the table names specified by this annotation are interpreted as logical names, and are processed by PhysicalNamingStrategy.toPhysicalTableName(org.hibernate.boot.model.naming.Identifier, org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.env.spi.JdbcEnvironment). But if logical=false, the table names will be treated as physical names, and will not be processed by the naming strategy.
See Also:

SynchronizeableQuery

- Required Element Summary
  
  Required Elements
  Modifier and Type Required Element Description
  
  String[] value
  Names of tables that hold state mapped by the annotated entity.
- Optional Element Summary
  
  Optional Elements
  Modifier and Type Optional Element Description
  
  boolean logical
  Specifies whether the table names given by value() should be interpreted as logical or physical names.

- Element Detail
  - value
```
String[] value
```
    Names of tables that hold state mapped by the annotated entity. Updates to these tables must be flushed to the database before execution of any query which refers to the annotated entity.
- - logical
```
boolean logical
```
    Specifies whether the table names given by value() should be interpreted as logical or physical names.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if they are logical names
    
    Default:
    
    true