How to override FetchType.EAGER to be lazy at runtime

Question

Using the JPA EntityManager and the JPA Query object, how can I override something that has the annotation @OneToMany(fetch = FetchType.EAGER) to be fetched lazily in a quer

Answer 1

Look into Hibernate Fetch profiles, or JPA Entity Graphs. This problem has been solved since you've asked the question in 2012.