ORM features in hibernate
Hibernate is Object Relational Mapping(ORM) framework. Hibernate has the advantages while comparing with JDBC. That advantages will make developer life will be easy were implementing or maintaining the java application. Hibernate ORM features are, Hibernate gives the support of POJO/POJI model programming. It is also API independent. Light weight technology, no need of web or application servers. No byte code enhancement like EJB. Supports inheritance and polymorphism features. EJB component do not support inheritance. Pluggable with any Java/JEE or framework software based applications. The persistence logic of hibernate application can be access from all type of java client application. Gives implicit middleware services like jdbc connection pooling, transaction management etc.., Gives support to work with third party jdbc connection pooling. Support to call stored procedures and functions. Supports database independent query language