Hi,

Is it valid to write custom code in setter/getters of persistent fields? For example, is the following a valid Hibernate setter?



Also can I invoke a Hibernate-backed DAO method inside a setter/getter? Say like this:



Note: The above code snippets are only provided as an example and are not what I really want to do.

Best Regards

Yes to both. Custom code inside a mutator will cause the updated value to be written back next time there's a flush; custom code of the sort in your accessor example is pointless, as it's exactly what hibernate proxies do. It might be useful if you're not mapping the Article list; common practice is to put that sort of code in a factory rather than a persisted object, though.

If you want a manipulated value provided to the API user, but the unmanipulated value to be persisted, then you should map the unmanipulated version using private accessors and mutators, and expose an unmapped property: