Setting Hibernate Tool to Generate Entities - Part 1

Object-relational mapping (ORM, O/RM, and O/R mapping) in computer software is a programming technique for converting data between incompatible type systems in object-oriented programming languages. This creates, in effect, a "virtual object database" that can be used from within the programming language. There are both free and commercial packages available that perform object-relational mapping, although some programmers opt to create their own ORM tools.

Hibernate is a ORM database Tables Java Classes implies Rows in a Table Java Objects

Step1:

• Download and install hibernate Plugin from here along with many handy tools for JBoss

Step2:

• Create a Web Dynamic Project or you can go with Plain Java Project.

Step 3:

• Project New Other Hibernate Configuration File
• Select your project/JavaSource
• Fill in details about your database
• Make sure you select Checkbox Create a console configuration
• Finish

You should get hibernate.cfg.xml

Code (SQL Server):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE hibernate-configuration PUBLIC
  "-//Hibernate/Hibernate Configuration DTD 3.0//EN"
  "http://hibernate.sourceforge.net/hibernate-configuration-3.0.dtd">
<hibernate-configuration>
    <session-factory name="">
        <property name="hibernate.connection.driver_class">com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver</property>
        <property name="hibernate.connection.password">****</property>
        <property name="hibernate.connection.url">jdbc:sqlserver://servername;databaseName=YourDatabase</property>
        <property name="hibernate.connection.username">bhauser</property>
        <property name="hibernate.default_catalog">Make sure You know your Catlog for SQL Server</property>
        <property name="hibernate.default_schema">SchemaName</property>
        <property name="hibernate.dialect">org.hibernate.dialect.SQLServerDialect</property>
    </session-factory>
</hibernate-configuration>

Step 4:

• Project Properties Project Facets Enable JPA Apply Ok
• It will take some time to install JPA
• In Persistant management class Select Radio Button "Discover annotated class automatically"

Step 5:
This step is going to be setting up hibernate console. From Step 3 you already have hibernate console for your project.

• Change Perspective to Hibernate
• Now near you project explorer you must see Hibernate Configuration Pane.
• Right Click on your Project configuration file and Edit

All set to generate dynamic entities! :)