Should I let JPA or the database cascade deletions?

Question

Let\'s say we have two entities, A and B. B has a many-to-one relationship to A like follows:

@Entity
public class A {
  @OneToMany(mappedBy="a_id")
  p         


        

Answer 1

I'd prefer the database. Why?

• The database is probably a lot faster doing this
• The database should be the primary place to hold integrity and relationship information. JPA is just reflecting that information
• If you're connecting with a different application / platform (i.e. without JPA), you can still cascadingly delete your records, which helps increase data integrity