Re: [Hibernate] Re: new callback for de-referencing

[Gavin K. <ga...@ap...>]

>>  2. Is this a good idea performance wise, and design wise.

>performance is not really the issue.

Actually, let me rephrase that. Performance is 100% the issue - in the sense
that (in general) we can't tell if an object becomes derefenced without
going to the database. Under certain restrictive circumstances (for example,
the restrictions we place upon collections) you might be able to tell. But
Hibernate entities embody a far richer model than Hibernate collections.....