> Not sure what all the low-level difference between the two is > either
One of them returns objects in a "detached" state (i.e representations of persisted objects, with an "identity", but disconnected from the datastore, and if persisted would update the existing object in the datastore) The other returns objects in a "transient" state (i.e objects with no "identity", not representing anything in the datastore, and if persisted would result in a new entry in the datastore) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine for Java" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine-java@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine-java+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en.