Summary

Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition explores Hibernate by developing an application that ties together hundreds of individual examples. In this revised edition, authors Christian Bauer, Gavin King, and Gary Gregory cover Hibernate 5 in detail with the Java Persistence 2.1 standard (JSR 338). All examples have been updated for the latest Hibernate and Java EE specification versions.

About the Technology

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Persistence—the ability of data to outlive an instance of a program—is central to modern applications. Hibernate, the most popular Java persistence tool, offers automatic and transparent object/relational mapping, making it a snap to work with SQL databases in Java applications.

About the Book

Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition explores Hibernate by developing an application that ties together hundreds of individual examples. You'll immediately dig into the rich programming model of Hibernate, working through mappings, queries, fetching strategies, transactions, conversations, caching, and more. Along the way you'll find a well-illustrated discussion of best practices in database design and optimization techniques. In this revised edition, authors Christian Bauer, Gavin King, and Gary Gregory cover Hibernate 5 in detail with the Java Persistence 2.1 standard (JSR 338). All examples have been updated for the latest Hibernate and Java EE specification versions.

What's Inside

• Object/relational mapping concepts


• Efficient database application design


• Comprehensive Hibernate and Java Persistence reference


• Integration of Java Persistence with EJB, CDI, JSF, and JAX-RS * Unmatched breadth and depth

About the Reader

The book assumes a working knowledge of Java.

About the Authors

Christian Bauer is a member of the Hibernate developer team and a trainer and consultant. Gavin King is the founder of the Hibernate project and a member of the Java Persistence expert group (JSR 220). Gary Gregory is a principal software engineer working on application servers and legacy integration.

Table of Contents

1. PART 1 GETTING STARTED WITH ORM


2. Understanding object/relational persistence


3. Starting a project


4. Domain models and metadata


5. PART 2 MAPPING STRATEGIES


6. Mapping persistent classes


7. Mapping value types


8. Mapping inheritance


9. Mapping collections and entity associations


10. Advanced entity association mappings


11. Complex and legacy schemas


12. PART 3 TRANSACTIONAL DATA PROCESSING


13. Managing data


14. Transactions and concurrency


15. Fetch plans, strategies, and profiles


16. Filtering data


17. PART 4 WRITING QUERIES


18. Creating and executing queries


19. The query languages


20. Advanced query options


21. Customizing SQL