Question

I wonder if anybody can help.

I have a class structure that I am working on and I would like to generate the sql tables and mapping files from these classes. Is it possible?

Answer 1

Yes, you can.
You need:

1. hibernate.cfg.xml with this line

   create
   More info here: Hibernate hbm2ddl.auto possible values and what they do?
   and here: http://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/orm/3.3/reference/en/html/session-configuration.html

2. you need to map the class: there are 2 ways:
   with annotation or hbm files. Here some about mapping: http://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/orm/3.3/reference/en/html/mapping.html
   .

In the mapping you need to describe name table, catalog and (if you want) column.