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.
