Once set, the value of a Hibernate ``++@Entity++``'s ``++@Id++`` field/column should never be updated. Therefore, setters for such fields should always be ``++private++``. == Noncompliant Code Example ---- public class Book { @Id @GeneratedValue private int id; public void setId(int id) { // Noncompliant this.id = id; } ---- == Compliant Solution ---- public class Book { @Id @GeneratedValue private int id; private void setId(int id) { this.id = id; } ---- ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[] ''' == Implementation Specification (visible only on this page) include::message.adoc[] include::highlighting.adoc[] endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]