To use Hibernate annotation mapping with ...

[vw729]

I need to add a new functionality to an existing Spring-Hibernate web application. I would like to use the annotation mapping this time. I don't know how to make this happen. In the old way, to build a Hibernate SessionFactory and makes it available as bean reference.I have the following in the applicationContent-hibernate.xml file:

<bean id="sessionFactory" class="org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.LocalSessionFactoryBean">

To use annotation, I believe that I need to have the following instead:

<bean id="sessionFactory"  class="org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.annotation.AnnotationSessionFactoryBean">

Do I need to have two session factories? Or, one can work with the other?

[Marten Deinum]

You only need 1... Use the annotation based one it can also work with mapping files if i'm not mistaken.

[vw729]

You only need 1... Use the annotation based one it can also work with mapping files if i'm not mistaken.

Thanks Marten. I will get it a try.

According to the Spring document (http://static.springframework.org/sp...ctoryBean.html), org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.annotation.Anno tationSessionFactoryBean is a subclass of org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.LocalSessionFac toryBean. It should work.