Difference between LEFT JOIN and LEFT JOIN FETCH in Hibernate?

I am trying to understand the difference between LEFT JOIN and LEFT JOIN FETCH in Hibernate.

Can anyone explain this?

Thanks

Solution

The "fetch" tells hibernate to load it now instead of letting it be loaded lazily. The reference guide has a whole chapter dealing with such things that it's good to be acquainted with.

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