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Harnessing Hibernate
Harnessing Hibernate is an ideal introduction to the popular
framework that lets Java developers work with information
from a relational database easily and efficiently. Databases
are a very different world than Java objects, and they often
involve people with different skills and specializations.
With Hibernate, bridging these
two worlds is significantly
easier, and with this book, you can get up to speed with
Hibernate quickly.
Rather than present you with another reference, Harnessing
Hibernate lets you explore the system, from download and
configuration through a series of projects that demonstrate
how to accomplish a variety of practical goals. The new
edition of this concise guide walks you through Hibernate's
primary features, which include mapping from Java classes to
database tables, and from Java data types to SQL data types.
You will also learn about Hibernate's data query and
retrieval facilities, and much more.
By reading and following along with the examples, you can
get your own Hibernate environment set up quickly and start
using it for real-world tasks right away. Harnessing
Hibernate teaches you how to:
Perform Object/Relational mapping
Work with persistent data from Java code
Work with groups and relationships between objects
Extend Hibernate's rich type support for your own needs
Simplify query creation using criteria and examples
Use the Hibernate Query Language (HQL) and understand how it
differs from SQL
Use Hibernate in conjunction with Spring
Use Hibernate in conjunction with other packages, such as
the Stripes web framework and the Eclipse IDE
Once you're past the first few chapters, you can jump to
topics that you find particularly interesting or relevant.
All background material and explanations of how Hibernate
works and why is in the service of a focused task. Source
code can be downloaded from the book's website.
If using SQL is an uncomfortable chore, Harnessing Hibernate
offers you an effective and trouble-free method for working
with the information you store in your applications.
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