Understanding Object States in Hibernate Lifecycle

What are the states of the object in hibernate?

In Hibernate, an object can exist in one of several states during its lifecycle. These states are crucial for understanding how Hibernate manages the persistence of objects. The main states of an object in Hibernate are:

1. Transient:

   • An object is in the transient state when it is created using the new keyword and is not associated with a Hibernate session.
   • It is not yet persisted in the database, and Hibernate is not tracking it.
   • If the object is not saved or persisted, it will be lost when the application ends or the object goes out of scope.

2. Persistent:

   • An object enters the persistent state when it is associated with a Hibernate session.
   • In this state, the object is tracked by Hibernate, and any changes made to it will be synchronized with the database when the session is flushed or committed.
   • The object remains in this state until the session is closed or the object is explicitly detached.

3. Detached:

   • An object is in the detached state when it was previously persistent but is no longer associated with an active Hibernate session.
   • Changes made to a detached object will not be automatically synchronized with the database.
   • To persist changes made to a detached object, it must be reattached to a session using methods like update(), merge(), or saveOrUpdate().

4. Removed:

   • An object is in the removed state when it has been marked for deletion from the database.
   • This typically occurs when the delete() method is called on a persistent object.
   • The object will be removed from the database when the session is flushed or committed.

Understanding these states is essential for effectively managing the lifecycle of entities in a Hibernate application and ensuring proper data persistence and retrieval.