> I think that JDBCFetchPlan should take a Java 5 enum, and > JDBCFetchConfiguration should use the Connection values.
Certainly JDBCFetchConfiguration should use the Connection values. I personally have never had a problem with symbolic constants for settings, but enums for the FetchPlan are cool too. So long as the JPA QueryImpl parses the enum value and its string form correctly when using it as a hint. Notice: This email message, together with any attachments, may contain information of BEA Systems, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliated entities, that may be confidential, proprietary, copyrighted and/or legally privileged, and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named in this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please immediately return this by email and then delete it.