Object relational mappers, which are code libraries that connect object-oriented code to relational databases directly, serve as an alternative to SQL in some instances. ORMs are attractive because ...

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Inheritance is a common pattern in object-oriented programming, but it’s not easily replicated in a database. This Java tip shows you how to model inheritance relationships in JPA with Hibernate.