Hibernate Tutorial #03 | Hibernate.cfg.xml & Entity.hbm.xml Explained | XML Mapping in Hibernate

Welcome to Hibernate Tutorial #03!
In this session, you will learn the most important XML-based configuration files used in Hibernate:

🔹 What is hibernate.cfg.xml?
🔹 How Hibernate uses configuration properties
🔹 What is entity.hbm.xml mapping file?
🔹 How to map Java classes with database tables
🔹 Step-by-step XML mapping explanation with examples

This video is extremely useful for Java Developers, Backend Engineers, and Students preparing for interviews and Hibernate-based projects.

🚀 Topics Covered:

00:00 – Introduction
01:15 – Purpose of hibernate.cfg.xml
05:40 – Hibernate Properties Explained
10:30 – What is hbm.xml Mapping?
15:20 – Creating First Mapping File
21:45 – Mapping Class Attributes
28:00 – Running and Testing the Configuration
32:50 – Summary

💡 You Will Learn:

✔ Complete XML-based Hibernate configuration
✔ How to connect Java application with Database
✔ How Hibernate performs ORM using mapping files
✔ Structure of cfg.xml and hbm.xml
✔ Real-time example of mapping an entity

📚 Best For:

✔ Beginners learning Hibernate
✔ Java + SQL Students
✔ Backend Developers
✔ Interview Preparation

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