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RE: Determining if entity has been removed

From: Markus KARG <markus.karg_at_gmx.net>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 19:58:14 +0100

AFAIK JPA does not contain a means of detection wheter an entity has been
removed, but only whether an instance of an entity is present or not. Also I
do not see a sense in such a detection. What shall it be good for?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Farrukh Najmi [mailto:farrukh_at_wellfleetsoftware.com]
> Sent: Sonntag, 7. Dezember 2008 23:14
> To: persistence_at_glassfish.dev.java.net
> Subject: Determining if entity has been removed
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> How can I determine whether an entity has been removed within the
> EntityManager?
> More generally is there any way in the JPA API to determine status of
> an
> entity within
> the EntityManager? It does not appear to be possible. If not possible,
> is this something useful to
> consider for future version of API?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Farrukh Najmi
>
> Web: http://www.wellfleetsoftware.com