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package org.hibernate.event.spi;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.hibernate.persister.entity.EntityPersister;

Represents a pre-update event, which occurs just prior to performing the update of an entity in the database.
Author:Gavin King, Steve Ebersole
/** * Represents a <tt>pre-update</tt> event, which occurs just prior to * performing the update of an entity in the database. * * @author Gavin King * @author Steve Ebersole */
public class PreUpdateEvent extends AbstractPreDatabaseOperationEvent { private Object[] state; private Object[] oldState;
Constructs an event containing the pertinent information.
Params:
  • entity – The entity to be updated.
  • id – The id of the entity to use for updating.
  • state – The state to be updated.
  • oldState – The state of the entity at the time it was loaded from the database.
  • persister – The entity's persister.
  • source – The session from which the event originated.
/** * Constructs an event containing the pertinent information. * * @param entity The entity to be updated. * @param id The id of the entity to use for updating. * @param state The state to be updated. * @param oldState The state of the entity at the time it was loaded from * the database. * @param persister The entity's persister. * @param source The session from which the event originated. */
public PreUpdateEvent( Object entity, Serializable id, Object[] state, Object[] oldState, EntityPersister persister, EventSource source) { super( source, entity, id, persister ); this.state = state; this.oldState = oldState; }
Retrieves the state to be used in the update.
Returns:The current state.
/** * Retrieves the state to be used in the update. * * @return The current state. */
public Object[] getState() { return state; }
The old state of the entity at the time it was last loaded from the database; can be null in the case of detached entities.
Returns:The loaded state, or null.
/** * The old state of the entity at the time it was last loaded from the * database; can be null in the case of detached entities. * * @return The loaded state, or null. */
public Object[] getOldState() { return oldState; } }