public static void makeDirty (Object pc);
public static Object getObjectId (Object pc);
public static PersistenceManager getPersistenceManager (Object pc);

We have already seen the first two persistence-capable operations, makeDirty and getObjectId. Given a persistence-capable object and the name of the field that has been modified, the makeDirty method notifies the JDO implementation that the field's value has changed so that it can write the new value to the data store. JDO usually tracks field modifications automatically; the only time you are required to use this method is when you assign a new value to some index of a persistent array.

The getObjectId method returns the JDO identity object for the persistence-capable instance given as an argument. If the given instance is not persistent, this method returns null.

The final persistence-capable operation, getPersistenceManager, is self-explanatory. It simply returns the PersistenceManager that is managing the persistence-capable object supplied as an argument. If the argument is a transient object, meaning it is not managed by a PersistenceManager, null is returned.