hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · PropertyAccessException

Error accessing field [%s] by reflection for persistent prop

Error message

Error accessing field [%s] by reflection for persistent property [%s#%s] : %s

What it means

Error "Error accessing field [%s] by reflection for persistent property [%s#%s] : %s" thrown in hibernate/hibernate-orm.

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/property/access/spi/GetterFieldImpl.java:50

	public GetterFieldImpl(Class<?> containerClass, String propertyName, Field field) {
		this ( containerClass, propertyName, field, findGetterMethodForFieldAccess( field, propertyName ) );
	}

	GetterFieldImpl(Class<?> containerClass, String propertyName, Field field, Method getterMethod) {
		this.containerClass = containerClass;
		this.propertyName = propertyName;
		this.field = field;
		this.getterMethod = getterMethod;
	}

	@Override
	public @Nullable Object get(Object owner) {
		try {
			return field.get( owner );
		}
		catch (Exception e) {
			throw new PropertyAccessException(
					String.format(
							Locale.ROOT,
							"Error accessing field [%s] by reflection for persistent property [%s#%s] : %s",
							field.toGenericString(),
							containerClass.getName(),
							propertyName,
							owner
					),
					e
			);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public @Nullable Object getForInsert(Object owner, Map<Object, Object> mergeMap, SharedSessionContractImplementor session) {
		return get( owner );
	}

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Make the field accessible (non-private or open the module) for reflection.
2. Check the field name and declaring class in the mapping match the actual class.

When it happens

Trigger: A runtime precondition of the Hibernate API is violated.

Common situations: Occurs when application code or configuration does not satisfy the documented contract of the API being called.

AI-assisted analysis of hibernate/hibernate-orm@fad1729dce (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b31ea3a4bed78e42. Report an issue: GitHub.