Get to know the Java persistence standard based on Hibernate and learn how to use JPA to store and manage Java objects in a relational or NoSQL database.

This is an in-depth java tutorial for beginners. Learn what Java is, how to get started, and how to build basic apps using key concepts!

JPA 3 and Hibernate persistence.xml file As developers migrate their old Java Persistence API applications to JPA 3, their progress is often halted when an incorrectly configured JPA 3 persistence.xml ...

JPA and Hibernate enum mapping The Java enum, introduced in Java 5, will map to the underlying database without any intervention. The JPA framework, be it Hibernate or Toplink or DataNucleus, will ...