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There are times you want to define a custom data type in Hibernate. 100+ Java code quality Q&As
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Here is an example of using a custom ImageType defined as a Blob 150+ Java coding Q&As
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databse type to store images, excel files, etc.

Step 1: Define the custom Hibernate data type “ImageTpe” as shown

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1 300+ Big Data Interview

2 package com.myapp.common; FAQs 📌 

3
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4 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
5 import java.io.IOException; 250+ Python interview
6 import java.io.InputStream; FAQs 📌 
7 import java.io.Serializable;
8 import java.sql.Blob;
9 import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
10 import java.sql.ResultSet;
11 import java.sql.SQLException; Key Areas & Companion
12 import java.sql.Types; Techs FAQs
13 import java.util.Arrays;
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15 import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
16 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionImplementor; 10+ Companion Tech Q&As 
17 import org.hibernate.usertype.UserType;
18
19 public class ImageType implements UserType
20 {
21
22 @Override

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23 public int[] sqlTypes() 800+ Enterprise & Core
24 { Java Q&As
25 return new int[]
26 {Types.BLOB
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27 };
28 } 300+ Enterprise Java Q&As 
29
30 @Override
31 public Class<Blob> returnedClass()
32 {
33 return Blob.class; Java & Big Data Tutorials
34 }
35
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36 @Override
37 public Object nullSafeGet(ResultSet rs, String[] names, Tutorials - Big Data 
38 throws HibernateException, SQLException
39 { Tutorials - Enterprise Java 
40 return getBlobFromBinaryStream(rs, names[0]);
41 }
42
43 private byte[] getBlobFromBinaryStream(ResultSet rs, St
44 throws SQLException
45 {
46
47 byte[] theBuff = new byte[2 * 1024];
48 InputStream theInStream = rs.getBinaryStream(aColNam
49
50 ByteArrayOutputStream theBaos = new ByteArrayOutputS
51 int n = 0;
52 try
53 {
54 if (theInStream != null)
55 {
56 while (-1 != (n = theInStream.read(theBuff))
57 {
58 theBaos.write(theBuff, 0, n);
59 }
60 }
61 theBaos.flush();
62 }
63 catch (IOException e)
64 {
65 e.printStackTrace();
66 }
67
68 return theBaos.toByteArray();
69 }
70
71 @Override
72 public void nullSafeSet(PreparedStatement stmt, Object a
73 throws HibernateException, SQLException
74 {
75 stmt.setBytes(aIndex, (byte[]) aValue);
76 }
77
78 @Override
79 public boolean equals(Object obj, Object other)
80 {
81 if ((obj == other) ||
82 (obj != null && other != null && Arraothers

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83 ((byte[]) obj),
84 ((byte[]) other))))
85 {
86 return true;
87 }
88 return false;
89 }
90
91 @Override
92 public int hashCode(Object obj) throws HibernateExceptio
93 {
94 return obj.hashCode();
95 }
96
97 @Override
98 public boolean isMutable()
99 {
100 return false;
101 }
102
103 @Override
104 public Object assemble(Serializable aSerializableObject
105 {
106 return null;
107 }
108
109 @Override
110 public Serializable disassemble(Object onj) throws Hibe
111 {
112 return null;
113 }
114
115 @Override
116 public Object replace(Object obj1, obj2, Object obj3) th
117 {
118 return null;
119 }
120
121 @Override
122 public Object deepCopy(Object obj)
123 {
124 return obj;
125 }
126 }
127
128

Step 2: Use the custom data type as shown below in Hibernate

entity.

1
2 package com.myapp.model.images;
3
4 import java.util.Date;
5
6 import javax.persistence.AttributeOverride;

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7 import javax.persistence.AttributeOverrides;
8 import javax.persistence.Column;
9 import javax.persistence.Entity;
10 import javax.persistence.EnumType;
11 import javax.persistence.Enumerated;
12 import javax.persistence.NamedQueries;
13 import javax.persistence.NamedQuery;
14 import javax.persistence.Table;
15
16 import org.hibernate.annotations.SQLDelete;
17 import org.hibernate.annotations.Type;
18 import org.hibernate.annotations.Where;
19
20 @Entity
21 @Table(name = "images", schema = "dbo", catalog = "my_catalog
22 @Where(clause = "inactiveFlag = 'N'")
23 @SQLDelete(sql = "UPDATE MyImages SET inactiveFlag = 'Y' WHER
24
25 public class MyImages
26 {
27
28 private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
29
30 public enum Status
31 {
32 PENDINDING_RELEASE, RELEASED;
33 }
34
35 private String name;
36 private byte[] image = new byte[0];
37 private Status status;
38 private byte[] timestamp;
39
40
41 public MyImages()
42 {
43 }
44
45 @Column(name = "name", nullable = false, length = 100)
46 public String getName()
47 {
48 return name;
49 }
50
51 public void setName(String name)
52 {
53 this.name = name;
54 }
55
56 //custom type
57 @Type(type = "com.myapp.common.ImageType")
58 @Column(name = "rules", nullable = false)
59 public byte[] getImage()
60 {
61 return image;
62 }
63
64 public void setImage(byte[] image)
65 {
66 this.image = image;

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67 }
68
69 @Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
70 @Column(name = "Status", nullable = false, length = 30)
71 public Status getStatus()
72 {
73 return status;
74 }
75
76 public void setStatus(Status status)
77 {
78 this.status = status;
79 }
80
81 @Version
82 @Column(name = "Timestamp", insertable = false, updatable
83 @Generated(GenerationTime.ALWAYS)
84 public byte[] getTimestamp() {
85 return timestamp;
86 }
87
88
89 public void setTimestamp(byte[] timestamp) {
90 this.timestamp = timestamp;
91 }
92 }
93
94

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