Hibernate: Clean collection's 2nd level cache while cascade delete items

Question

I have a problem Hibernate does not update 2nd level cache for a collection of items which are subject of cascade removal.

Details

Assume we have an object Par

Answer 1

I've been struggling with other problem requiring remove collection from cache and I've worked out some solution. I don't know if it is possible to update the collection's cache automatically on cascade delete, but if you've tried SessionFactory.evictCollection() and it worked, I think that this solution can be transactional safe and it works also:

if (MYCOLLECTION instanceof AbstractPersistentCollection) ((AbstractPersistentCollection) MYCOLLECTION).dirty();