hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · HibernateException

Unrecognized value_handling_mode value : " + valueHandlingMo

Error message

Unrecognized value_handling_mode value : " + valueHandlingMode + ".  Supported values include 'inline' and 'bind'.

What it means

Error "Unrecognized value_handling_mode value : " + valueHandlingMode + ". Supported values include 'inline' and 'bind'." thrown in hibernate/hibernate-orm.

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/criteria/ValueHandlingMode.java:46

	 *
	 * @param valueHandlingMode configured {@link ValueHandlingMode} representation
	 * @return associated {@link ValueHandlingMode} object
	 */
	public static ValueHandlingMode interpret(Object valueHandlingMode) {
		if ( valueHandlingMode == null ) {
			return BIND;
		}
		else if ( valueHandlingMode instanceof ValueHandlingMode mode ) {
			return mode;
		}
		else if ( valueHandlingMode instanceof String string ) {
			for ( ValueHandlingMode value : values() ) {
				if ( value.name().equalsIgnoreCase( string ) ) {
					return value;
				}
			}
		}
		throw new HibernateException(
				"Unrecognized value_handling_mode value : " + valueHandlingMode
						+ ".  Supported values include 'inline' and 'bind'."
		);
	}
}

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Set value_handling_mode to 'inline' or 'bind'.
2. Check the configuration property spelling.

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/90085b6ca55a164d. Report an issue: GitHub.