These are the methods to get data from the database. The primary differences between get and load in Hibernate are given below :
get()
:
* This method gets the data from the database as soon as it is called.
* The database is hit every time the method is called.
* The method returns null if the object is not found.
* This method should be used if we are unsure about the existence of data in the database.
load()
:
* This method returns a proxy object and loads the data only when it is required.
* The database is hit only when it is really needed and this is called Lazy Loading which makes the method better.
* The method throws ObjectNotFoundException if the object is not found.
* This method is to be used when we know for sure that the data is present in the database.