Java Hibernate Framework

Modules / Chapter

Module 1: Introduction

• What is Hibernate? 
• Object Relational Mapping
• JDBC vs. Hibernate 
• Installing Hibernate
• Using Hibernate with an IDE 

Module 2: Getting Started 

• POJOs and Persistence
• Creating Hibernate Mappings
• Configuration
• Session Factory
• Session 
• Working with Entities
• Transactions
• Queries 
• Tying Everything Together

Module 3: Mapping with Annotations

• Introduction to Annotations
• Annotation Pros and Cons
• Using Annotations in Your Application
• Mapping Entities and Tables
• Mapping Columns and Data Types
• Mapping Associations
• Mapping Collections

Module 4: Mapping with XML

• Mapping Entities and Tables
• Mapping Columns and Data Types
• Mapping Associations
• Mapping Collections 

Module 5: Working with Persistent Objects

• Object states in Hibernate
• Common Hibernate Methods
• Working with Entities
• Working with Bidirectional Associations
• Flushing the Session 
• Cascading Operations
• Orphans
• Lazy Associations

Module 6: Querying with HQL 

• The Hibernate Query Language
• Retrieving Data 
• Using Operators
• Sorting Results
• Using Aggregate Functions
• Grouping Results
• Using Joins 
• Using Parameters

Module 7: Transactions

• Hibernate and Thread-Safety
• Introducing the HibernateUtil Class
• Committing and Rolling Back Transactions