Unidirectional vs bidirectional ManyToOne

Hibernate ORM
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At http://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/orm/5.3/userguide/html_single/Hibernate_User_Guide.html#best-practices-mapping-associations it is stated that “Bidirectional associations are usually a better choice because the @ManyToOne side controls the association”.

Does this mean that a unidirectional @ManyToOne relationship is worse than a bidirectional one?

2

No. A unidirectional @ManyToOne is just as good a a bidirectional @OneToMany. The comparison was between bidirectional and unidirectional @OneToMany.

3

Thanks for clarifying.