public void flush ();

The flush method writes any changes that have been made in the current transaction to the datastore. If the EntityManager does not already have a connection to the datastore, it obtains one for the flush and retains it for the duration of the transaction. Any exceptions during flush cause the transaction to be marked for rollback. See Chapter 9, Transaction.

Flushing requires an active transaction. If there isn't a transaction in progress, the flush method throws a TransactionRequiredException.

public FlushModeType getFlushMode ();
public void setFlushMode (FlushModeType flushMode);

The EntityManager's FlushMode property controls whether to flush transactional changes before executing queries. This allows the query results to take into account changes you have made during the current transaction. Available javax.persistence.FlushModeType constants are:

You can also set the flush mode on individual Query instances.

	Note
	Kodo only flushes before a query if the query might be affected by data changed in the current transaction. Additionally, Kodo allows fine-grained control over flushing behavior. See the Reference Guide's Section 4.9, “Configuring the Use of JDBC Connections”.

public void clear ();

Clearing the EntityManager effectively ends the persistence context. All entities managed by the EntityManager become detached.