Contents Listing

Preface

Chapter 1. Installation and Setup
Getting an Ant Distribution
Getting the HSQLDB Database Engine
Getting Hibernate
Setting Up a Project Hierarchy

Chapter 2. Introduction to Mapping
Writing a Mapping Document
Generating Some Class
Cooking Up a Schema
Connecting Hibernate to MySQL

Chapter 3. Harnessing Hibernate
Creating Persistent Objects
Finding Persistent Objects
Better Ways to Build Queries

Chapter 4. Collections and Associations
Mapping Collections
Persisting Collections
Retrieving Collections
Using Bidirectional Associations
Working with Simple Collections

Chapter 5. Richer Associations
Using Lazy Associations
Ordered Collections
Augmenting Associations in Collections
Lifecycle Associations
Reflexive Associations

Chapter 6. Persistent Enumerated Types
Defining a Persistent Enumerated Type
Working with Persistent Enumerations

Chapter 7. Custom Value Types
Defining a User Type
Using a Custom Type Mapping
Building a Composite User Type

Chapter 8. Criteria Queries
Using Simple Criteria
Compounding Criteria
Applying Criteria to Associations
Querying by Example

Chapter 9. A Look at HQL
Writing HQL Queries
Selecting Properties and Pieces
Sorting
Working with Aggregate Values
Writing Native SQL Queries

Appendix A. Hibernate Types
Appendix B. Standard Criteria
Appendix C. Hibernate SQL Dialects

Index