Hibernate version: 3.1.3
Name and version of the database you are using: MySQL 5.0

I've had a filter defined for one of my entities for quite a while and thought it was working perfectly. It turns out it is only being applied when I run a query against that entity [eg, Criteria.list()]; it is not applied if I load an entity instance directly via Session.get(). This surprises me and causes me quite a problem (for reasons that I can go into if need be).
Am I misunderstanding how filters are intended to work? And if so, is it documented somewhere? (I've read and re-read chapter 17 of the reference manual)

All my Hibernate code goes through a helper that automatically calls Session.enableFilter(), and here's the relevant part of my mapping XML:



TIA,
Eric

Although I am not answering your question strictly.

If your filter is always enabled.
Instead you could try with a where in the class mapping.

Hmm, that won't work directly because I need to allow some users access to "private" documents. However, I could define a different mapping, NonPrivateDocuments, that uses this technique, and then choose the appropriate mapping based on user role.
Thanks for the idea, but I'd still like to get a response about my understanding of Filters.

Eric

From Java persistence with Hibernate book:
12.3.1 Dynamic data filters

Then, you could try implementing Hibernate Event Listeners along with the Filters.

Thanks, at least that explains that this is an intended design decision (even if I happen to disagree with it).
I've commented on http://opensource.atlassian.com/project ... se/HHH-663 that the documentation really needs to be clarified. It should not be necessary to read the book to understand that limitation, but the current reference manual makes no mention whatsoever about this.

Eric