On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Simon Droscher < [email protected]> wrote:
> > The major point it makes is this: > When using property access, only the getter and setter method for a > property > should ever access the underlying persistent field directly That's exactly what I was looking for, thanks. Note that none of this is relevant if you are using field access rather than > property access. > But I didn't expect that! (from the manual) > To use field access for an entity using annotation metadata, simply place >> your metadata and mapping annotations on your field declarations: >> > I am using field access. I placed my annotations on the fields simply because I like them there. I didn't realize there was a functional difference. Is there any advantage/disadvantage to field vs property access? It seems property access has the potential gotcha, while field does not. Perhaps there is some other cost... -- Daryl Stultz _____________________________________ 6 Degrees Software and Consulting, Inc. http://www.6degrees.com mailto:[email protected]
