Since the coming of Hibernate 3, I have started to refactor a lot of code that I simply didn't need anymore. Among these, my data access objects have always seemed repetitive. Repetition (in my opinion) calls for code refactoring. The hibernate tools project aims at fixing this problem by providing a "Dao Code Generator" which can certainly help. Additionally, other tools out there offer similar solutions, however one must understand how much the JVM will have to use in working with our "dao-centric" application. Can we do better?
With the introduction of Generics in Java 5, I found a good way to make good use of this generic approach to DAO's without breaking my application logic. Consider the following code:
With the introduction of Generics in Java 5, I found a good way to make good use of this generic approach to DAO's without breaking my application logic. Consider the following code: