EntityHolder (Hibernate Javadocs)

```
@Incubating
public interface EntityHolder
```
Holder for an entry in the PersistenceContext for an EntityKey.

Since:

6.4

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`EntityPersister`	`getDescriptor()`
`@Nullable Object`	`getEntity()`	The entity object, or `null` if no entity object was registered yet.
`@Nullable EntityInitializer`	`getEntityInitializer()`	The entity initializer that claims to initialize the entity for this holder.
`EntityKey`	`getEntityKey()`
`default @Nullable Object`	`getManagedObject()`	The proxy if there is one and otherwise the entity.
`@Nullable Object`	`getProxy()`	The proxy object, or `null` if no proxy object was registered yet.
`boolean`	`isEventuallyInitialized()`	Whether the entity is already initialized or will be initialized through an initializer eventually.
`void`	`markAsReloaded(JdbcValuesSourceProcessingState processingState)`	Marks the entity holder as reloaded to potentially trigger follow-on locking.

- Method Detail
  - getEntityKey
```
EntityKey getEntityKey()
```
  - getDescriptor
```
EntityPersister getDescriptor()
```
  - getEntity
```
@Nullable Object getEntity()
```
    The entity object, or null if no entity object was registered yet.
  - getProxy
```
@Nullable Object getProxy()
```
    The proxy object, or null if no proxy object was registered yet.
  - getEntityInitializer
```
@Nullable EntityInitializer getEntityInitializer()
```
    The entity initializer that claims to initialize the entity for this holder. Will be null if entity is initialized already or the entity holder is not claimed yet.
  - getManagedObject
```
default @Nullable Object getManagedObject()
```
    The proxy if there is one and otherwise the entity.
  - markAsReloaded
```
void markAsReloaded(JdbcValuesSourceProcessingState processingState)
```
    Marks the entity holder as reloaded to potentially trigger follow-on locking.
    
    Parameters:
    
    processingState - The processing state within which this entity is reloaded.
  - isEventuallyInitialized
```
boolean isEventuallyInitialized()
```
    Whether the entity is already initialized or will be initialized through an initializer eventually.