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<title>Tutorial Using Native Hibernate APIs and Annotation Mappings</title>
<para>
This tutorial is located within the download bundle under <filename>basic</filename> and illustrates
This tutorial is located within the download bundle under <filename>basic</filename>.
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<title>Objectives</title>
<listitem>
<para>
using annotations to provide mapping information
Use annotations to provide mapping information
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
using the <phrase>native</phrase> Hibernate APIs
Use the <phrase>native</phrase> Hibernate APIs
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<section id="hibernate-gsg-tutorial-annotations-config">
<title>The Hibernate configuration file</title>
<para>
The contents are exactly the same as in <xref linkend="hibernate-gsg-tutorial-basic-config"/>.
The single difference is the <literal>mapping</literal> element at the very end naming the
annotated entity class using the <literal>class</literal> attribute.
The contents are identical to <xref linkend="hibernate-gsg-tutorial-basic-config"/>, with one important
difference. The <varname>mapping</varname> element at the very end naming the annotated entity class using
the <option>class</option> attribute.
</para>
</section>
<section id="hibernate-gsg-tutorial-annotations-entity">
<title>The annotated entity Java class</title>
<para>
The entity class in this tutorial is <classname>org.hibernate.tutorial.annotations.Event</classname>
which is still following JavaBean conventions. In fact the class itself is exactly the same as we saw
in <xref linkend="hibernate-gsg-tutorial-basic-entity"/>, the only difference being the use of
annotations to provide the metadata instead of a separate <filename>hbm.xml</filename> file.
The entity class in this tutorial is <classname>org.hibernate.tutorial.annotations.Event</classname> which
follows JavaBean conventions. In fact the class itself is identical to the one in <xref
linkend="hibernate-gsg-tutorial-basic-entity"/>, except that annotations are used to provide the metadata,
rather than a separate <filename>hbm.xml</filename> file.
</para>
<example id="hibernate-gsg-tutorial-annotations-entity-entity">
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</example>
<para>
The <interfacename>@javax.persistence.Entity</interfacename> annotation is used to mark a
class as an entity. It's function is essentially the same as the <literal>class</literal>
mapping element discussed in <xref linkend="hibernate-gsg-tutorial-basic-mapping"/>.
Additionally the <interfacename>@javax.persistence.Table</interfacename> annotation is
used to explicitly specify the table name (the default table name would have been
<database class="table">EVENT</database>).
<!-- Is an entity an interface?? -->
The <interfacename>@javax.persistence.Entity</interfacename> annotation is used to mark a class as an entity.
It functions the same as the <varname>class</varname> mapping element discussed in <xref
linkend="hibernate-gsg-tutorial-basic-mapping"/>. Additionally the
<interfacename>@javax.persistence.Table</interfacename> annotation explicitly specifies the table
name. Without this specification, the default table name would be <literal>EVENT</literal>).<!-- It is a
literal value, not a table as a table -->
</para>
<example id="hibernate-gsg-tutorial-annotations-entity-id">
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</example>
<para>
<interfacename>@javax.persistence.Id</interfacename> marks the property defining the
<interfacename>@javax.persistence.Id</interfacename> marks the property which defines the
entity's identifier. <interfacename>@javax.persistence.GeneratedValue</interfacename> and
<interfacename>@org.hibernate.annotations.GenericGenerator</interfacename> work in tandem
to indicate that Hibernate should use Hibernate's <literal>increment</literal> generation
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</example>
<para>
Just as discussed in <xref linkend="hibernate-gsg-tutorial-basic-mapping"/>, the
<literal>date</literal> property needs special handling to account for its special naming
and its SQL type.
As in <xref linkend="hibernate-gsg-tutorial-basic-mapping"/>, the <varname>date</varname> property needs
special handling to account for its special naming and its SQL type.
</para>
</section>
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<section id="hibernate-gsg-tutorial-annotations-further">
<title>Take it further!</title>
<para>
Try the following exercises:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<title>Practice Exercises</title>
<listitem>
<para>
With help of the <citetitle pubwork="book">Developer Guide</citetitle>, add an association to
the <classname>Event</classname> entity to model a message thread.
Add an association to the <classname>Event</classname> entity to model a message thread. Use the
<citetitle pubwork="book">Developer Guide</citetitle> as a guide.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
With help of the <citetitle pubwork="book">Developer Guide</citetitle>, add a callback to
receive notifications when an <classname>Event</classname> is created, updated or deleted. Try
the same with an event listener.
Add a callback to receive notifications when an <classname>Event</classname> is created, updated or
deleted. Try the same with an event listener. Use the <citetitle pubwork="book">Developer
Guide</citetitle> as a guide.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>