29.6. Dynamic association fetching

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You can specify association fetching semantics at runtime using `setFetchMode()`.

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<pre class="prettyprint highlight">`List cats = sess.createCriteria(Cat.class)
    .add( Restrictions.like("name", "Fritz%") )
    .setFetchMode("mate", FetchMode.EAGER)
    .setFetchMode("kittens", FetchMode.EAGER)
    .list();`</pre>
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This query will fetch both `mate` and `kittens` by outer join.

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