/*
 * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
 *
 * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later.
 * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.
 */
package org.hibernate.proxy;



Utility methods for working with proxies. (this class is being phased out)
Author:
Gavin King/**
 * Utility methods for working with proxies. (this class is being phased out)
 * @author Gavin King
 */
public final class HibernateProxyHelper {

	
Get the class of an instance or the underlying class
of a proxy (without initializing the proxy!). It is
almost always better to use the entity name!
/**
	 * Get the class of an instance or the underlying class
	 * of a proxy (without initializing the proxy!). It is
	 * almost always better to use the entity name!
	 */
	public static Class getClassWithoutInitializingProxy(Object object) {
		if (object instanceof HibernateProxy) {
			HibernateProxy proxy = (HibernateProxy) object;
			LazyInitializer li = proxy.getHibernateLazyInitializer();
			return li.getPersistentClass();
		}
		else {
			return object.getClass();
		}
	}

	private HibernateProxyHelper() {
		//cant instantiate
	}
}