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(What is EclipseLink?)
(What is EclipseLink?)
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EclipseLink is a Java persistence solution and data conversion service.
 
EclipseLink is a Java persistence solution and data conversion service.
 
It provides:
 
It provides:
* A JPA implementation (Java Persistence API) for accessing relational databases (and EIS data sources).
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* A JPA implementation (Java Persistence API) for accessing relational databases.
 
** And a POJO API which the JPA implementation is based on.
 
** And a POJO API which the JPA implementation is based on.
* A JAXB implementation (JAva XML Binding) for converting Java objects to and from XML documents.
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* A [https://jaxb.dev.java.net/ JAXB] implementation (Java Architecture for XML Binding) for converting Java objects to and from XML documents.
 
** And a POJO API which the JAXB implementation is based on.
 
** And a POJO API which the JAXB implementation is based on.
 
* An SDO implementation (Service Data Objects).
 
* An SDO implementation (Service Data Objects).
* A database web services adapter.
 
  
 
The original source contribution for EclipseLink came from [http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/ias/toplink/index.html Oracle Corporation's TopLink product].
 
The original source contribution for EclipseLink came from [http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/ias/toplink/index.html Oracle Corporation's TopLink product].

Revision as of 13:32, 26 November 2007

What is EclipseLink?

EclipseLink is a Java persistence solution and data conversion service. It provides:

  • A JPA implementation (Java Persistence API) for accessing relational databases.
    • And a POJO API which the JPA implementation is based on.
  • A JAXB implementation (Java Architecture for XML Binding) for converting Java objects to and from XML documents.
    • And a POJO API which the JAXB implementation is based on.
  • An SDO implementation (Service Data Objects).

The original source contribution for EclipseLink came from Oracle Corporation's TopLink product.

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