Configure Spring Data into Spring MVC

Spring MVC with Spring Data

Components

Model

• @Entity: annotate a class is an entity
• @Table(name="tableName"): specify table name of the entity in database
• @Column(name="columnName"): specify class's property is a field in table
• @Id: annotate a field is primary key
• @GeneratedValue(strategy=GenerationType.AUTO): annotate a generated field
  • default: strategy is AUTO
  • AUTO strategy uses the global number generator to generate a primary key for every new entity object
  • IDENTITY strategy also generates an automatic value during commit for every new entity object