Hibernate component (value object) inheritance mapping

Entity inheritance mapping in Hibernate can easily be done by following one of the three strategies and many a times instance of which subclass has to be created is identified by the value of the discriminator column (particularly in the case of table per class hierarchy). For such mappings there is already an inherent support [...]

Dozer Mapping

Dozer is a Java Bean to Java Bean mapper that recursively copies data from one object to another. Typically, these Java Beans will be of different complex types. This blog will explain you how to convert one Java Bean into another Java Bean by using context type mapping[Dozer mappings], also you can convert one variable [...]

Sharpen up your DbUnit testing

DbUnit is a JUnit extension and is very popular among developers for unit testing database-driven projects. In this blog I will discuss some of the tips to make your life easier and beautiful for DbUnit testing.

XML Rendering – Tools and Options

A short overview on some of the XML rendering tools that i have experimented with. While the applications of XML is a very broad topic, this blog will focus only on some of the tools available to use XML electronic forms creation, submission and exchange. Example : An electronic purchase order or Invoice exchanged between [...]

Search Xebia Blogs : Firefox Plugin

When there is wealth of information available on the Xebia Blogs, would you really like to go elsewhere? Using the Firefox plugin mentioned below you can search within the Xebia Blogs using the Firefox searchbar. once you install the search plugin and restart the Xebia option would start appearing in the search bar as an [...]