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Preface

Part I Introduction

1.  Overview

2.  Using the Tutorial Examples

Part II The Web Tier

3.  Getting Started with Web Applications

4.  JavaServer Faces Technology

5.  Introduction to Facelets

6.  Expression Language

7.  Using JavaServer Faces Technology in Web Pages

8.  Using Converters, Listeners, and Validators

9.  Developing with JavaServer Faces Technology

10.  JavaServer Faces Technology: Advanced Concepts

11.  Using Ajax with JavaServer Faces Technology

12.  Composite Components: Advanced Topics and Example

13.  Creating Custom UI Components and Other Custom Objects

14.  Configuring JavaServer Faces Applications

15.  Java Servlet Technology

16.  Uploading Files with Java Servlet Technology

17.  Internationalizing and Localizing Web Applications

Part III Web Services

18.  Introduction to Web Services

19.  Building Web Services with JAX-WS

20.  Building RESTful Web Services with JAX-RS

21.  JAX-RS: Advanced Topics and Example

Part IV Enterprise Beans

22.  Enterprise Beans

23.  Getting Started with Enterprise Beans

24.  Running the Enterprise Bean Examples

25.  A Message-Driven Bean Example

26.  Using the Embedded Enterprise Bean Container

27.  Using Asynchronous Method Invocation in Session Beans

Part V Contexts and Dependency Injection for the Java EE Platform

28.  Introduction to Contexts and Dependency Injection for the Java EE Platform

29.  Running the Basic Contexts and Dependency Injection Examples

30.  Contexts and Dependency Injection for the Java EE Platform: Advanced Topics

31.  Running the Advanced Contexts and Dependency Injection Examples

Part VI Persistence

Entities

Requirements for Entity Classes

Persistent Fields and Properties in Entity Classes

Persistent Fields

Persistent Properties

Using Collections in Entity Fields and Properties

Validating Persistent Fields and Properties

Primary Keys in Entities

Multiplicity in Entity Relationships

Direction in Entity Relationships

Bidirectional Relationships

Unidirectional Relationships

Queries and Relationship Direction

Cascade Operations and Relationships

Orphan Removal in Relationships

Embeddable Classes in Entities

Entity Inheritance

Abstract Entities

Mapped Superclasses

Non-Entity Superclasses

Entity Inheritance Mapping Strategies

The Single Table per Class Hierarchy Strategy

The Table per Concrete Class Strategy

The Joined Subclass Strategy

Managing Entities

The EntityManager Interface

Container-Managed Entity Managers

Application-Managed Entity Managers

Finding Entities Using the EntityManager

Managing an Entity Instance's Lifecycle

Persisting Entity Instances

Removing Entity Instances

Synchronizing Entity Data to the Database

Persistence Units

Querying Entities

Further Information about Persistence

33.  Running the Persistence Examples

34.  The Java Persistence Query Language

35.  Using the Criteria API to Create Queries

36.  Creating and Using String-Based Criteria Queries

37.  Controlling Concurrent Access to Entity Data with Locking

38.  Using a Second-Level Cache with Java Persistence API Applications

Part VII Security

39.  Introduction to Security in the Java EE Platform

40.  Getting Started Securing Web Applications

41.  Getting Started Securing Enterprise Applications

42.  Java EE Security: Advanced Topics

Part VIII Java EE Supporting Technologies

43.  Introduction to Java EE Supporting Technologies

44.  Transactions

45.  Resources and Resource Adapters

46.  The Resource Adapter Example

47.  Java Message Service Concepts

48.  Java Message Service Examples

49.  Bean Validation: Advanced Topics

50.  Using Java EE Interceptors

Part IX Case Studies

51.  Duke's Bookstore Case Study Example

52.  Duke's Tutoring Case Study Example

53.  Duke's Forest Case Study Example

Index

 

Chapter 32
Introduction to the Java Persistence API

The Java Persistence API provides Java developers with an object/relational mapping facility for managing relational data in Java applications. Java Persistence consists of four areas:

  • The Java Persistence API

  • The query language

  • The Java Persistence Criteria API

  • Object/relational mapping metadata

The following topics are addressed here: