Hello,

I have an object with a composite id. I'd like to determine whether it exists using the find() method, but I don't want to have to list the criteria (i.e. obj.pk1=? and obj.pk2=? ...)

Can't I do something like find("from Object obj where obj=?",obj,Hibernate.OBJECT)?

Thanks,
Graeme

The API docs for load() say:

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You should not use this method to determine if an instance exists (use find() instead).
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It sure is easier to set your PK fields, use load() and catch the exception than it is to use a where clause like "obj.pk1=? and obj.pk2=? and obj.pk3=?..."

Isn't there a better way?

Graeme

Use get()