When using Hibernate Session, when should I use load and when should I use get. I have been using load, but I always run into the issue when one of my objects with the same id is already loaded into the session. I don't mind getting the Session cached copy.

I think Session.get will fix my problem, but I am not sure when should I use either one. I also understand that get can return a null while load will throw an exception. I am looking for some general guidelines.

TIA

Hibernate version: 2.1.4

Mapping documents: None

Code between sessionFactory.openSession() and session.close():


Person p = new Person();
session.load(p,fomrBean.getPersonID());


Full stack trace of any exception that occurs: NA

Name and version of the database you are using: Mysql 4.1.08

Debug level Hibernate log excerpt:NA

RTM Reference Manual Cahpter 9.2

HTH
Ernst

thanks.. and I thought I had read the docs ... shame on me..

btw.. why do most examples use load?

Because session.load() existed before session.get()