Forgive me if this has been asked before. I searched the forums, FAQ, and Google but could not find an answer.

I have a MySQL database with an autogenerated ID column. I am using the "Identity" class in my O/R mapping. Everything works great.

I need to return that Autogenerated ID number back to my app. Is there a fancy Hibernate way of doing this or do I have to go back with SQL to get this information.

Thanks.

Gregg

The generated id is automagically copied into the id property in the object you just persisted (according to your mapping).

There is no need for an explicit step to go an retrieve the id - it is done for you.

For example if you persisted some instance of an object and it has an 'id' property, then you just need to call it's getter:

Oh dear. Duh! Thanks. I feel stupid. :)