[hibernate-issues] [Hibernate-JIRA] Created: (HHH-3875) Difference between "left join" and "left join fetch"

Difference between "left join" and "left join fetch" ---------------------------------------------------- Key: HHH-3875 URL: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/HHH-3875 Project: Hibernate Core Issue Type: Task Reporter: Sandeep Vaid Priority: Minor What is the difference between the following 2 queries: from Product product left join product.productNamesList where product.productId = '1' from Product product left join fetch product.productNamesList where product.productId = '1' I know one advantage of "left join" is that i can alias the joined association and use this alias in with clause as: from Product product left join product.productNamesList pnList with pnList.name like "%a%" where product.productId = '1' BUT this is not possible with "left join fetch". Can we say that "left join fetch" COMPULSORY means FETCH ALL productNames for this product? -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/secure/Administrators.... - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira