JPA Entitity and variable default value

kakoni · **Joined:** Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:29 am **Posts:** 9

If I have an entity called person;

Code:

@Entity
public class Person {

private String name;

@Column()
   public String getName() {
      return this.name;
   }

+setters

Is there some limitations to use initial value for that name variable?
(As in private String name = "FooBar)

sanne.grinovero · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2008 10:51 am

Quote:

Is there some limitations to use initial value for that name variable?

AFAIK there are no limitations about that, you could even have some logic in your getters; this question is more about design: some people like it, others think it's bad.

Cameron McKenzie · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2008 9:56 am

I'd have to see the code a little more to know exactly what you're doing, but as it stands, I don't see any issues.

Don't forget to specify an @Id!

-Cameron McKenzie