Hibernate

  1. Inheritance Mapping
    1. Inheritance Strategy Overview
      1. Object-Oriented Inheritance
        1. Relational Representation
          1. Strategy Selection Criteria
          2. Single Table Strategy
            1. @Inheritance(strategy = SINGLE_TABLE)
              1. Discriminator Column
                1. @DiscriminatorColumn
                  1. @DiscriminatorValue
                  2. Advantages and Disadvantages
                    1. Performance Characteristics
                    2. Joined Table Strategy
                      1. @Inheritance(strategy = JOINED)
                        1. Table Structure
                          1. Primary Key Relationships
                            1. Query Performance
                              1. Normalization Benefits
                              2. Table Per Class Strategy
                                1. @Inheritance(strategy = TABLE_PER_CLASS)
                                  1. Concrete Class Tables
                                    1. Union Queries
                                      1. Limitations and Considerations
                                      2. Mapped Superclass
                                        1. @MappedSuperclass Annotation
                                          1. Abstract Base Classes
                                            1. Field Inheritance
                                              1. Non-Entity Inheritance
                                              2. Polymorphic Queries
                                                1. Querying Inheritance Hierarchies
                                                  1. Type Restrictions
                                                    1. Discriminator Usage

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