FetchProfile (hibernate-core JavaDocs)

java.lang.Object
- org.hibernate.mapping.FetchProfile

```
public class FetchProfile
extends Object
```
A fetch profile allows a user to dynamically modify the fetching strategy used for particular associations at runtime, whereas that information was historically only statically defined in the metadata.
This class represent the data as it is defined in their metadata.

See Also:

FetchProfile

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class FetchProfile.Fetch
Defines an individual association fetch within the given profile.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

FetchProfile(String name, MetadataSource source)
Create a fetch profile representation.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addFetch(String entity, String association, String style)`	Adds a fetch to this profile.
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`
`LinkedHashSet<FetchProfile.Fetch>`	`getFetches()`	Retrieve the fetches associated with this profile
`String`	`getName()`	Retrieve the name of the fetch profile.
`MetadataSource`	`getSource()`	Retrieve the fetch profile source.
`int`	`hashCode()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - FetchProfile
```
public FetchProfile(String name,
                    MetadataSource source)
```
    Create a fetch profile representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the fetch profile.
    
    source - The source of the fetch profile (where was it defined).
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Retrieve the name of the fetch profile.
    
    Returns:
    
    The profile name
  - getSource
```
public MetadataSource getSource()
```
    Retrieve the fetch profile source.
    
    Returns:
    
    The profile source.
  - getFetches
```
public LinkedHashSet<FetchProfile.Fetch> getFetches()
```
    Retrieve the fetches associated with this profile
    
    Returns:
    
    The fetches associated with this profile.
  - addFetch
```
public void addFetch(String entity,
                     String association,
                     String style)
```
    Adds a fetch to this profile.
    
    Parameters:
    
    entity - The entity which contains the association to be fetched
    
    association - The association to fetch
    
    style - The style of fetch to apply
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object