Entity Lifecycle
- The supported lifecycle events are PrePersist, PostPersist, PreRemove, PostRemove, PreUpdate, PostUpdate, and PostLoad
- An entity may define its own lifecycle callback methods (subclasses my override)
| Callback Methods Example |
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@Entity
public class EntityClass {
...
@PrePersist
public void validate() {
}
@PostLoad
public void onLoad() {
}
...
}
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- An entity listener may be used to monitor lifecycle events
- Entity listeners are invoked before entity callback methods (hierarchy is observed)
| Entity Listener Example |
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- Entity listeners can be "excluded" by subclasses
| Listener Exclusion Example |
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Entity Lifecycle