FWIW, I have dealt quite effectively with this situation using the following two references and the associated utility classes:
http://www.javapractices.com/Topic17.cjp http://www.javapractices.com/Topic28.cjp I was able to address some serious bugs I had using the Hibernate O/R mapping framework which is also sensitive to the treatment of these two methods. -Mitch -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users [EMAIL PROTECTED]' in the BODY of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], NOT to the list (use your own address!) List problems? Notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
