Package org.hibernate.loader.ast.spi

Interface MultiNaturalIdLoader<E>

Type Parameters:

E - The entity Java type

All Superinterfaces:

EntityLoader, EntityMultiLoader<E>, Loader, MultiKeyLoader

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMultiNaturalIdLoader, MultiNaturalIdLoaderArrayParam, MultiNaturalIdLoaderInPredicate

public interface MultiNaturalIdLoader<E>
extends EntityMultiLoader<E>

Loader for entities by multiple natural-ids

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<K> List<E>	multiLoad(K[] naturalIds, MultiNaturalIdLoadOptions options, SharedSessionContractImplementor session)	Load multiple entities by natural-id.

Methods inherited from interface org.hibernate.loader.ast.spi.EntityLoader

getLoadable

Method Details

multiLoad

<K> List<E> multiLoad(K[] naturalIds,
 MultiNaturalIdLoadOptions options,
 SharedSessionContractImplementor session)

Load multiple entities by natural-id. The exact result depends on the passed options.

Type Parameters:

K - The basic form for a natural-id is a Map of its attribute values, or an array of the values positioned according to "attribute ordering". Simple natural-ids can also be expressed by their simple (basic/embedded) type.

Parameters:

naturalIds - The natural-ids to load. The values of this array will depend on whether the natural-id is simple or complex.