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package org.hibernate.jpa;

import javax.persistence.EntityManager;

import org.hibernate.Session;

Additional contract for Hibernate implementations of EntityManager providing access to various Hibernate specific functionality. 
Author:
Gavin King/**
 * Additional contract for Hibernate implementations of {@link javax.persistence.EntityManager} providing access to various Hibernate
 * specific functionality.
 *
 * @author Gavin King
 */
public interface HibernateEntityManager extends EntityManager {
	
Retrieve a reference to the Hibernate Session used by this EntityManager. 
Returns:
The session/**
	 * Retrieve a reference to the Hibernate {@link org.hibernate.Session} used by this {@link javax.persistence.EntityManager}.
	 *
	 * @return The session
	 */
	public Session getSession();
}