Hibernate version: 3.1.2

Hello,
I'm new to Hibernate and I have a question about model beans.

I'm writing an application using natural keys as id, so the id of new beans is not automatically generated by Hibernate.

I've read somewhere that I have not to redefine equals and hashcode methods if the ids are not automatically generated by Hibernate.

Is this correct?

Thanks in advance,
Davide.

search for equals hashcode on our wiki and read that article.

This brief post might help too... I had a bit of trouble following all the different situations at first. The first question you need to ask is whether you plan to deal with detached persistent objects.

After that, things get murky and aggravating, but a little experimentation and study will get you to the point of knowing the practical issues.

http://forum.hibernate.org/viewtopic.ph ... highlight=