Beginning Hibernate 2nd Edition

Description

Beginning Hibernate, Second Edition is ideal if you're experienced in Java with databases (the traditional, or "connected," approach), but new to open source, lightweight Hibernate - the de facto object-relational mapping and database-oriented application development framework.

This book packs in brand-new information about the latest release of the Hibernate 3.5 persistence layer and provides a clear introduction to the current standard for object-relational persistence in Java. And since the book keeps its focus on Hibernate without wasting time on nonessential third-party tools, you'll be able to immediately start building transaction-based engines and applications.

Experienced authors Dave Minter and Jeff Linwood provide more in-depth examples than any other book for Hibernate beginners. The authors also present material in a lively, example-based manner - not a dry, theoretical, hard-to-read fashion.

 What you'll learn
* How to build enterprise Java-based transaction - type applications that access complex data with Hibernate, including Software as a Service (SaaS)
* How to work with Hibernate 3.5
* Where to integrate into the persistence lifecycle, including cloud application implications
* How to map using annotations, Hibernate XML files, and more
* How to search and query with the new version of Hibernate
* When to integrate with Spring, Grails, and more Who this book is for

    This book is for Java developers who want to learn about Hibernate.

    Table of Contents
* An Introduction to Hibernate
* Integrating and Configuring Hibernate
* Building a Simple Application
* The Persistence Life Cycle
* An Overview of Mapping
* Mapping with Annotations
* Creating Mappings with Hibernate XML Files
* Using the Session
* Searches and Queries
* Advanced Queries Using Criteria
* Filtering the Results of Searches
* Case Study - Using Hibernate with an Existing Database