hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · PropertyAccessException

IllegalAccessException occurred while calling

Error message

IllegalAccessException occurred while calling

What it means

Error "IllegalAccessException occurred while calling" thrown in hibernate/hibernate-orm.

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/property/access/spi/SetterMethodImpl.java:77

				);
			}
		}
		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",
					true,
					containerClass,
					propertyName
			);
		}
		catch (IllegalAccessException iae) {
			throw new PropertyAccessException(
					iae,
					"IllegalAccessException occurred while calling",
					true,
					containerClass,
					propertyName
			);
			//cannot occur
		}
		catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
			if ( value == null && isPrimitive ) {
				throw new PropertyAccessException(
						iae,
						"Null value was assigned to a property of primitive type",
						true,
						containerClass,
						propertyName
				);
			}

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Make the setter method public or accessible to Hibernate.
2. Open the containing package/module for reflective access.

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/d623f34f81e78dee. Report an issue: GitHub.