Difference between Lazy Loading and Eager Loading in Hibernate

Lazy loading and eager loading are two mechanisms used for fetching associated entities in Hibernate:

• Lazy Loading: Lazy loading in Hibernate means that associated entities are only loaded from the database when they are actually accessed in the code. This helps to reduce the number of database queries and can improve performance.
• Eager Loading: Eager loading, on the other hand, means that all associated entities are loaded from the database at the same time as the main entity. This can result in more database queries being executed upfront but can be useful when you know that all associated entities will be needed.

Choose between lazy loading and eager loading in Hibernate based on your application's requirements and performance considerations.