7 Using Java Persistence API

This chapter describes the various options that you can configure in order to use a JPA entity.

Table 7-1 lists these options and indicates which are basic (applicable to most applications) and which are advanced (applicable to more specialized applications).

For more information, see the following:

• "What is a JPA Entity?"

• "Implementing a JPA Entity"

Table 7-1 Configurable Options for a JPA Entity

Options	Type
"Configuring a JPA Entity Primary Key"	Basic
"Configuring Table and Column Information"	Basic
"Configuring a Container-Managed Relationship Field for a JPA Entity"	Basic
"Configuring a Basic Mapping"	Basic
"Configuring a Large Object Mapping"	Advanced
"Configuring a Serialized Object Mapping"	Advanced
"Configuring an One-to-One Mapping"	Basic
"Configuring a Many-to-One Mapping"	Basic
"Configuring an One-to-Many Mapping"	Basic
"Configuring a Many-to-Many Mapping"	Basic
"Configuring an Aggregate Mapping"	Advanced
"Configuring Optimistic Lock Version Field"	Advanced
"Implementing JPA Queries"	Basic
"Configuring Inheritance for a JPA Entity"	Advanced
"Configuring Lazy Loading"	Basic
"Configuring a Life Cycle Callback Method on a JPA Entity"	Advanced
"Configuring a Life Cycle Callback Listener Method on an Entity Listener Class of a JPA Entity"	Advanced