This chapter is an introduction to Hibernate by way of a tutorial,
intended for new users of Hibernate. We start with a simple
application using an in-memory database. We build the
application in small, easy to understand steps. The tutorial is
based on another, earlier one developed by Michael Gloegl. All
code is contained in the tutorials/web directory
of the project source.
This tutorial expects the user have knowledge of both Java and SQL. If you are new or uncomfortable with either, it is advised that you start with a good introduction to that technology prior to attempting to learn Hibernate. It will save time and effort in the long run.
There is another tutorial/example application in the
/tutorials/eg directory of the project source.
That example is console based and as such would not have the
dependency on a servlet container to execute. The basic setup is
the same as the instructions below.