Session: How to Check if Entity has Changed
To check if a specific entity differs from the one downloaded from server, the hasChanged method from the advanced session operations can be used.
Syntax
boolean hasChanged(Object entity)
| Parameters |
|
|
| entity |
Objec |
Instance of entity for which changes will be checked. |
| Return Value |
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| boolean |
Indicated if given entity has changed. |
Example
Employee employee = session.load(Employee.class, "employees/1-A");
boolean hasChanged = session.advanced().hasChanged(employee);// false
employee.setLastName("Shmoe");
hasChanged = session.advanced().hasChanged(employee);// true
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