Enum Class FetchType

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<FetchType>
jakarta.persistence.FetchType
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<FetchType>, Constable

public enum FetchType extends Enum<FetchType>
Defines strategies for fetching data from the database.
  • The EAGER strategy is a requirement on the persistence provider runtime that data must be eagerly fetched.
  • The LAZY strategy is a hint to the persistence provider runtime that data should be fetched lazily when it is first accessed. The implementation is permitted to eagerly fetch data for which the LAZY strategy hint has been specified.

Example:

Since:
1.0
See Also:
  • Enum Constant Details

    • LAZY

      public static final FetchType LAZY
      Data may be lazily fetched.
    • EAGER

      public static final FetchType EAGER
      Data must be eagerly fetched.
  • Method Details

    • values

      public static FetchType[] values()
      Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.
      Returns:
      an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared
    • valueOf

      public static FetchType valueOf(String name)
      Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
      Returns:
      the enum constant with the specified name
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name
      NullPointerException - if the argument is null