Hibernate version:
2.1.6

Situation, two classes A and B.
A contains a B as a property.
A.getB() or similar.

PseudoCode:
A a = hibernate.get(A.class, some identifer);
B b = a.getB(); // B's are unique to A, lifecycle entirely dependent on A
// now I want to replace the b on that a object
a.setB(NULL);
a.setB(new B());
hibernate.save(a);

Now what its currently doing is inserting the new b and pointing a to it. However the old b becomes dereferenced and just floats in the database. What I WANT it to do is be deleted since its nolonger referenced by an A. Is this possible? (seems to me i need a cascade="all-delete-orphan" for many-to-one's, but that doesnt exist).

code snippet:


Thanks!
David

Guess you're using a one-to-one on the A side.

As a work around use a bag/list/set/... on the one side and use cascade="all-delete-orphan"
If you prefer hide the fact of the collectino/array behind accessor methods which set/get only one instance into the collection/array. You have to set the access="field" for that.

HTH
Ernst