Hibernate with Java: A Practical Approach

The Object Relational Mapping (ORM) is a technique that maps the data represented in object type into relational model with a database schema. The Hibernate is an open source ORM tool for Java; it maps Java Objects into database objects such as tables. Hibernate also provides powerful querying tool that does the reverse process, converting database objects into Java objects. It simplifies the database interactions very much; otherwise the developers have to write complex JDBC statements. It is object oriented so that the developers can enjoy the features of Object Oriented Programming System (OOPS) features in handling data on any database.

Hibernate provides transparent persistence and Object-Oriented Query Language which is independent of any database. Hibernate supports native SQL queries as well.

This book is well-suited for beginners and intermediates to Hibernate and Database Systems. All important concepts are chosen and explained with working examples. This book is written based on my working experience with Hibernate, and lot of efforts is taken to choose and organize the flow of concepts and suitable real-time examples given to each concepts.

About the Author

B. Mohamed Ibrahim is experienced as a software consultant and mentor for more than one decade. He has worked for prominent clients. His research interests include the complex database design, and development of large-scale applications. He has served as a resource person in various IT based conferences and symposia. He has contributed many articles in the leading computer magazines, and has written books on Oracle, Linux and Java Programming. Presently, he is working as a Software Consultant and serving for one of the largest network service providers in Malaysia.