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A lookup (table) is an array that replaces run-time computation with a simpler array indexing operation. The savings in terms of processing time can be significant, since retrieving a value from memory is often faster than undergoing an 'expensive' computation or input/output operation. Over time the definition has become less strict, any kind of searching with a key value can be considered a lookup.

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Method to lookup persistent entities by an example object

I found the code an interesting read and quite a pleasant one at that. Nothing really critical jumped out thought there are some precondition checking, logging, style and other violations in respect t …
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