what's the best solution to set a value for a field marked @Transient after the entity has been read from the data source?
I'm using EclipseLink and I'm trying the DescriptorEventAdapter with his postBuild event solution because I need also to get the default value using a Spring bean (obviuosly using DI), but I would know if there is any simpler solution that I'm missing.
Thanks in advance
Here's the simple approach if you're using a repository or DAO:
Here's another approach if you are using active record -style entities:
Mind the semi-pseudo-code. Note that the latter approach works only if you use compile- or load-time AspectJ weaving with
<context:spring-configured />
.