(Quick Reference) ## refresh ### Purpose Refreshes a domain classes state from the database ### Examples
    def b = Book.get(1)
    ...
    b.refresh()
### Description Equivalent to the Hibernate refresh method. Re-reads the state of the given instance from the underlying database. It is inadvisable to use this to implement long-running sessions that span many business tasks. However this method is useful in certain special circumstances. For example where a database trigger alters the object state upon insert or update after executing direct SQL (e.g. a bulk update) in the same Session after inserting a Blob or Clob | Quick Reference (hide)