Keith Mike, Schincariol Merrick. Pro JPA 2 Mastering the Java Persistence API

Apress, 2009. -538 p.Object-Relational Mapping
Java Support for Persistence
The Java Persistence API
Getting Started
Entity Overview
Entity Metadata
Creating an Entity
Entity Manager
Enterprise Applications
Application Component Models
Session Beans
Message-Driven Beans
Servlets
Dependency Management
Transaction Management
Using Java EE Components
Putting It All Together
Object-Relational Mapping
Persistence Annotations
Accessing Entity State
Mapping to a Table
Mapping Simple Types
Mapping the Primary Key
Relationships
Embedded Objects
Collection Mapping
Relationships and Element Collections
Using Different Collection Types
Entity Manager
Persistence Contexts
Entity Managers
Transaction Management
Choosing an Entity Manager
Entity Manager Operations
Synchronization with the Database
Detachment and Merging
Using Queries
Java Persistence Query Language
Parameter Types
Executing Queries
Query Language
Select Queries
Aggregate Queries
Update Queries
Delete Queries
Criteria API
Building Criteria API Queries
Strongly Typed Query Definitions
Advanced Object-Relational Mapping
Complex Embedded Objects
Compound Primary Keys
Derived Identifiers
Advanced Topics
SQL Queries
Lifecycle Callbacks
Validation
Concurrency
Caching
XML Mapping Files
The Mapping File
Packaging and Deployment
Configuring Persistence Units
Schema Generation
Testing
Testing Enterprise Applications
Unit Testing
Integration Testing
Migration
Migrating from CMP Entity Beans
Migrating from JDBC
Migrating from Other ORM Solutions