Package org.hibernate.graph

Implements and extends the JPA-defined entity graph API.

"API Note:"

This entire package, including its subpackages, is considered incubating.

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
AttributeNode<J>	Hibernate extension to the JPA entity-graph AttributeNode contract.
Graph<J>	A container for AttributeNode references.
GraphNode<J>	Commonality between AttributeNode and Graph.
RootGraph<J>	Hibernate extension to the JPA EntityGraph contract.
SubGraph<J>	Hibernate extension to the JPA entity-graph Subgraph contract.

Class Summary

Class	Description
EntityGraphs	A collection of EntityGraph utilities.
GraphParser	Parser for string representations of JPA EntityGraph (RootGraph) and Subgraph (SubGraph), using a simple syntax defined by the `graph.g` Antlr grammar.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
GraphSemantic	JPA specifies two distinct ways to apply an EntityGraph - as a "fetch graph" or as a "load graph".

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
CannotBecomeEntityGraphException	Indicates an illegal attempt to make a Graph become an EntityGraph via Graph.makeRootGraph(String, boolean).
CannotContainSubGraphException	Indicates an attempt was made to add a (key)? sub-graph to an attribute type that does not support (key)? sub-graphs.
InvalidGraphException	Thrown by GraphParser to indicate textual entity graph representation parsing errors.