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layout: pattern
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title: Lazy Loading
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folder: lazy-loading
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categories: pattern_cat
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tags: pattern_tag
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---
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**Intent:** Lazy loading is a design pattern commonly used to defer
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initialization of an object until the point at which it is needed. It can
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contribute to efficiency in the program's operation if properly and
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appropriately used.
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**Applicability:** Use the Lazy Loading idiom when
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* eager loading is expensive or the object to be loaded might not be needed at all
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**Real world examples:**
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* JPA annotations @OneToOne, @OneToMany, @ManyToOne, @ManyToMany and fetch = FetchType.LAZY |