[hibernate-dev] Proxies and typing

In regards to the new "load access", a user asked why we don't leverage generics. The problem is the existence of @Proxy#proxyClass. We have the same issue with Session#load/get taking the entity Class. We can't use a generic sig like: public <T> T load(Class<T> entityType, ...) because at times we return objects that are not typed to <T>. I have to dive back into the specifics, but IIRC the problem is that we don't do the expected thing and have the generated proxy class extend from the entity class if @Proxy#proxyClass names an interface. I remember this change way back when, but the specifics of why escape me at the moment. IMO I think providing generic signatures would obviously be a great improvement. Is it enough to change this behavior? WDYT? -- steve(a)hibernate.org http://hibernate.org