## org.hibernate.engine.internal
Class Cascade

    java.lang.Object
      org.hibernate.engine.internal.Cascade

    public final class Cascade

extends Object

Delegate responsible for, in conjunction with the various `actions`, implementing cascade processing.

See Also:
  `CascadingAction`

Field Summary
`static int` `AFTER_EVICT` A cascade point that occurs just after eviction of the parent entity from the session cache
`static int` `AFTER_INSERT_BEFORE_DELETE` A cascade point that occurs just after the insertion of the parent entity and just before deletion
`static int` `AFTER_INSERT_BEFORE_DELETE_VIA_COLLECTION` A cascade point that occurs just after the insertion of the parent entity and just before deletion, inside a collection
`static int` `AFTER_LOCK` A cascade point that occurs just after refreshing a parent entity
`static int` `AFTER_UPDATE` A cascade point that occurs just after update of the parent entity
`static int` `BEFORE_FLUSH` A cascade point that occurs just before the session is flushed
`static int` `BEFORE_INSERT_AFTER_DELETE` A cascade point that occurs just before the insertion of the parent entity and just after deletion
`static int` `BEFORE_MERGE` A cascade point that occurs just before merging from a transient parent entity into the object in the session cache
`static int` `BEFORE_REFRESH` A cascade point that occurs just after locking a transient parent entity into the session cache

Constructor Summary
`Cascade(CascadingAction action, int cascadeTo, EventSource eventSource)`

Method Summary
`void` `cascade(EntityPersister persister, Object parent)` Cascade an action from the parent entity instance to all its children.
`void` `cascade(EntityPersister persister, Object parent, Object anything)` Cascade an action from the parent entity instance to all its children.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### AFTER_INSERT_BEFORE_DELETE

    public static final int AFTER_INSERT_BEFORE_DELETE

  A cascade point that occurs just after the insertion of the parent entity and just before deletion

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### BEFORE_INSERT_AFTER_DELETE

    public static final int BEFORE_INSERT_AFTER_DELETE

  A cascade point that occurs just before the insertion of the parent entity and just after deletion

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### AFTER_INSERT_BEFORE_DELETE_VIA_COLLECTION

    public static final int AFTER_INSERT_BEFORE_DELETE_VIA_COLLECTION

  A cascade point that occurs just after the insertion of the parent entity and just before deletion, inside a collection

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### AFTER_UPDATE

    public static final int AFTER_UPDATE

  A cascade point that occurs just after update of the parent entity

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### BEFORE_FLUSH

    public static final int BEFORE_FLUSH

  A cascade point that occurs just before the session is flushed

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### AFTER_EVICT

    public static final int AFTER_EVICT

  A cascade point that occurs just after eviction of the parent entity from the session cache

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### BEFORE_REFRESH

    public static final int BEFORE_REFRESH

  A cascade point that occurs just after locking a transient parent entity into the session cache

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### AFTER_LOCK

    public static final int AFTER_LOCK

  A cascade point that occurs just after refreshing a parent entity

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

### BEFORE_MERGE

    public static final int BEFORE_MERGE

  A cascade point that occurs just before merging from a transient parent entity into the object in the session cache

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

### Cascade

    public Cascade(CascadingAction action,
                   int cascadeTo,
                   EventSource eventSource)

Method Detail

### cascade

    public void cascade(EntityPersister persister,
                        Object parent)
                 throws HibernateException

  Cascade an action from the parent entity instance to all its children.

  Parameters:
    `persister` - The parent's entity persister
    `parent` - The parent reference.
  Throws:
    `HibernateException`

### cascade

    public void cascade(EntityPersister persister,
                        Object parent,
                        Object anything)
                 throws HibernateException

  Cascade an action from the parent entity instance to all its children. This form is typically called from within cascade actions.

  Parameters:
    `persister` - The parent's entity persister
    `parent` - The parent reference.
    `anything` - Anything ;) Typically some form of cascade-local cache which is specific to each CascadingAction type
  Throws:
    `HibernateException`

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