Why not use OpenJPA Managed Inverses, http://openjpa.apache.org/docs/latest/manual/ref_guide_inverses.html ?
-----Original Message----- From: Adam Hardy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: mercredi, 7. mai 2008 17:51 To: [email protected] Subject: maintaining bi-directional relationships This is a design question really, sorry it's a little OT. I assume I have responsibility for maintaining parent - child relationships reflected by the parent.getChildren collection and child.getParent entity at the point where the change occurs. Is there a good pattern to implement changes to both the children collection on the parent and the parent entity on the child? One approach: setting field-access on the entity mapping, and adding code to the setters with some sort of mechanism to stop infinite looping. Thanks in advance Adam ____________________________________________________________ This email and any files transmitted with it are CONFIDENTIAL and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure, or distribution of the material within this email is strictly forbidden. Any views or opinions presented within this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Odyssey Financial Technologies SA unless otherwise specifically stated. An electronic message is not binding on its sender. Any message referring to a binding engagement must be confirmed in writing and duly signed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original.
