JPA

Java Persistence API

• javax.persistence package
• JPA FAQ

Articles

• Java Persistence API - A Simpler Programming Model for Entity Persistence (May 2006)
• Standardizing Java Persistence with the EJB3 Java Persistence API
• An Introduction to Java Persistence
• Getting started with JPA in Spring 2.0
• Using composite keys in JPA
• JPA transaction API
• Leveraging OpenJPA with Websphere 6.1

Open source projects

• Hibernate EntityManager
• Apache OpenJPA
• TopLink Essentials (Glassfish persistence)
• Eclipse EclipseLink
• Eclipse Dali JPA Tools
• https://jpa-taglib.dev.java.net/
• org.springframework.orm.jpa

Commercial software

• BEA Kodo
• Oracle Toplink JPA

Books

• Pro EJB 3: Java Persistence API
• Java Persistence (Wikibooks)

See also

• JPQL
• JDO

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