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= About This Documentation =
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EclipseLink provides the reference implementation of the Java Persistence Architecture (JPA) 2.0 specification. It also includes many enhancements and extensions. This documentation primarily documents the EclipseLink enhancements and extensions to JPA. Please refer to the JPA specification for full documentation of core JPA. Where appropriate, this documentation provides links to the pertinent section of the specification.
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== Other Resources ==
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For more information, see:
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* [[EclipseLink/UserGuide/JPA/Basic JPA Development|Basic JPA Development]] - More information about EclipseLink support of JPA.
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*[http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=317 Java Persistence 2.0 specification] - Complete core JPA 2.0 reference documentation.
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*[http://wiki.eclipse.org/eclipselink/api/latest/index.html EclipeLink Javadoc] - Complete EclipseLink JPA API reference documentation, including core JPA plus the EclipseLink enhancements:
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**Core JPA include the <tt>javax.persistence.*</tt> packages.
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**EclipseLink JPA enhancements include the <tt>org.eclipse.persistence.*</tt> packages.
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* [http://wiki.eclipse.org/EclipseLink/XSDs XML schemas (XSDs)] - Definitions of the elements used for configuring persistence units and mappings:
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** [http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence/persistence_2_0.xsd persistence_2_0.xsd] is the the schema for the JPA persistence configuration file.
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** [http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence/orm_2_0.xsd orm_2_0.xsd] is the schema for the persistence object/relational mapping file.
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** [http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/xsds/eclipselink_orm_2_0.xsd <tt>eclipselink_orm_2_0.xsd</tt>] is the schema for the native EclipseLink mapping file.
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* [http://download.oracle.com/javaee/5/tutorial/doc/bnbpy.html The Java EE 5 Tutorial Part V, Persistence] - Task-based information to help you implement JPA 2.0 applications. This tutorial does not include EclipseLink-specific information, but it contains much useful information about JPA 2.0.
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* [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Java_Persistence Java Persistence] - Wiki-based, "open-source" book about JPA 2.0. The title page contains a number of useful links to other resources.
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