hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · PropertyAccessException

Exception occurred inside

Error message

Exception occurred inside

What it means

Error "Exception occurred inside" thrown in hibernate/hibernate-orm.

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/property/access/spi/GetterMethodImpl.java:49

	public GetterMethodImpl(Class<?> containerClass, String propertyName, Method getterMethod) {
		this.containerClass = containerClass;
		this.propertyName = propertyName;
		this.getterMethod = getterMethod;
	}

	@Override
	public @Nullable Object get(Object owner) {
		try {
			return getterMethod.invoke( owner, ArrayHelper.EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY );
		}
		catch (InvocationTargetException ite) {
			final var cause = ite.getCause();
			if ( cause instanceof Error error ) {
				// HHH-16403 Don't wrap Error
				throw error;
			}
			throw new PropertyAccessException(
					cause,
					"Exception occurred inside",
					false,
					containerClass,
					propertyName
			);
		}
		catch (IllegalAccessException iae) {
			throw new PropertyAccessException(
					iae,
					"IllegalAccessException occurred while calling",
					false,
					containerClass,
					propertyName
			);
			//cannot occur
		}
		catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Inspect the cause of the InvocationTargetException thrown inside the getter.
2. Fix the logic inside the getter method that throws.

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/5ac996e4c9bfdd08. Report an issue: GitHub.