LazyPropertyInitializer (Hibernate JavaDocs)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEntityPersister, JoinedSubclassEntityPersister, SingleTableEntityPersister, UnionSubclassEntityPersister
```
public interface LazyPropertyInitializer
```
Contract for controlling how lazy properties get initialized.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static interface`	`LazyPropertyInitializer.InterceptorImplementor`	Deprecated. Prefer the form of these methods defined on `BytecodeLazyAttributeInterceptor` instead

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static java.io.Serializable UNFETCHED_PROPERTY
Marker value for uninitialized properties.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`initializeLazyProperty(java.lang.String fieldName, java.lang.Object entity, SharedSessionContractImplementor session)`	Initialize the property, and return its new value.

- Field Detail
  - UNFETCHED_PROPERTY
```
static final java.io.Serializable UNFETCHED_PROPERTY
```
    Marker value for uninitialized properties.
- Method Detail
  - initializeLazyProperty
```
java.lang.Object initializeLazyProperty(java.lang.String fieldName,
                                        java.lang.Object entity,
                                        SharedSessionContractImplementor session)
```
    Initialize the property, and return its new value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fieldName - The name of the field being initialized
    
    entity - The entity on which the initialization is occurring
    
    session - The session from which the initialization originated.
    
    Returns:
    
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