JPA is the Java standard for data persistence, especially for relational systems. Here, we explore how Hibernate and JPA work together to make database processes easier.

JPA: Standard Java programming language specification which describes the management of relational data in applications using Java Platform, Standard Edition and Java Platform, Enterprise Edition.

Oracle has released version 2.2 of the Java Persistence standard (JPA). This release updates Java EE 8 to use all the benefits of Java 8.

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 ...

JPA in Java 8 The Java Persistence API has evolved since this tutorial was published in 2008. Read on for a conceptual introduction to Java data persistence.

EclipseLink Project co-lead Doug Clarke presented the session "Java Persistence API (JPA) 2.0 with EclipseLink" presentation today at JavaOne 2010 .