Description

by Christian Bauer (Author), Gavin King (Author), Gary Gregory (Author)

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

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

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

PART 1 GETTING STARTED WITH ORM
1. Understanding object/relational persistence
2. Starting a project
3. Domain models and metadata
PART 2 MAPPING STRATEGIES
4. Mapping persistent classes
5. Mapping value types
6. Mapping inheritance
7. Mapping collections and entity associations
8. Advanced entity association mappings
9. Complex and legacy schemas
PART 3 TRANSACTIONAL DATA PROCESSING
10. Managing data
11. Transactions and concurrency
12. Fetch plans, strategies, and profiles
13. Filtering data
PART 4 WRITING QUERIES
14. Creating and executing queries
15. The query languages
16. Advanced query options
17. Customizing SQL

Author Biography

Christian Bauer is a member of the Hibernate developer team and a trainer, consultant, and product manager for Hibernate, EJB 3.0, and JBoss Seam at JBoss.

Gavin King, a lead developer at JBoss, is the founder of the Hibernate project, and a member of the EJB 3.0 (JSR 220) expert group. He also leads the Web Beans JSR 299, a standardization effort involving Hibernate concepts, JSF, and EJB 3.0.

Gary Gregory is a Java developer with 20+ years of experience who currently develops application servers for legacy integration.

Specifications

• Weight: 200gr
• Usage: Indoor & outdoor

Pros and cons

• Sustainably produced
• Ideal for everyday use
• May discolor in direct sunlight