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Beginning Hibernate: From Novice to Professional

by Dave Minter, Jeff Linwood

August 2006

Beginner

360 pages

9h 25m

English

Apress

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Who This Book Is ForHow This Book Is StructuredDownloading the CodeContacting the Authors
Plain Old Java Objects (POJOs)Origins of Hibernate and Object-Relational MappingA Hibernate Hello World ExampleMappingsDatabase GenerationThe Relationship of Hibernate 3 with EJB 3.0Summary
The Steps Needed to Integrate and Configure HibernateUnderstanding Where Hibernate Fits in Your Java ApplicationDeploying HibernateHibernate ConfigurationThe Session FactorySQL DialectsSummary
Installing the ToolsCreating a Hibernate Configuration FileRunning the Message ExamplePersisting Multiple ObjectsCreating Persistence ClassesCreating the Object MappingsCreating the TablesSessionsBuilding DAOsThe Example ClientSummary

Introduction to the Life CycleEntities, Classes, and NamesIdentifiersEntities and AssociationsSaving EntitiesObject Equality and IdentityLoading EntitiesRefreshing EntitiesUpdating EntitiesDeleting EntitiesCascading OperationsLazy Loading, Proxies, and Collection WrappersQuerying ObjectsSummary
Why Mapping Cannot Be AutomatedPrimary KeysLazy LoadingAssociationsTypes of MappingOther Information Represented in MappingsSummary
Java 5 FeaturesCreating Hibernate Mappings with AnnotationsConfiguring the Annotated ClassesHibernate 3–Specific Persistence AnnotationsUsing Ant with Annotation-Based MappingsCode ListingsSummary
Hibernate TypesThe Anatomy of a Mapping FileMapping Simple ClassesMapping CompositionMapping Other AssociationsMapping CollectionsMapping Inheritance RelationshipsMore Exotic MappingsSummary
SessionsTransactions and LockingCachingThreadsSummary
HQLSyntax BasicsThe First Example with HQLLogging the Underlying SQLThe from Clause and AliasesThe select Clause and ProjectionUsing Restrictions with HQLUsing Named ParametersPaging Through the Result SetObtaining a Unique ResultSorting Results with the order by ClauseAssociationsBulk Updates and Deletes with HQLNamed Queries for HQL and SQLUsing Native SQLSummary
Using the Criteria APISummary
When to Use FiltersDefining FiltersUsing Filters in Your ApplicationA Basic Filtering ExampleSummary
EJB 3 and the EntityManagerManaged Versioning and Optimistic LockingXML Relational PersistenceMapsLimitations of HibernateHand-Rolled SQLInvoking Stored ProceduresEventsInterceptorsOverriding the Default ConstructorSummary
The Eclipse Plug-InThe Ant TasksSummary
Spring LibrariesConfiguring Hibernate from a Spring ApplicationUsing Hibernate in Your Spring BeansDeclarative Transaction ManagementManaging the SessionThe Sample Configuration FileSummary
Package and DTD ChangesNew Features and Support for Old OnesChanges to Tools and LibrariesChanges with Java 5Summary

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Acknowledgments

Dave and Jeff would like to thank the staff of Apress for their consistent good humor in the face of looming deadlines. Particular thanks are due to Kylie Johnston, our ever-present project manager, for keeping this book on the rails, to Damon Larson for correcting our dodgy spelling and grammar, and to Laura Cheu, our production editor. Thanks also to Steve Anglin for letting us write for Apress and to Sumit Pal for his contributions as technical reviewer. Finally, thanks are due to the Hibernate team for producing an awesome piece of software.

Dave would like to thank the amazing Kalani Seymour for offering yet more patience and sympathy to a grumpy author. He would also like to thank his parents, who really have to take the ...