Hi Everyone -

I'm doing a project in java for a client (client demands java for this work).

I've gotten so used to XPO and it's incredible features, that I'm feeling lost in java for an equivalent ORM.  I know about Hibernate .. but there doesn't seem to be anything quite like XPO out there for java.  In my view, the keys to XPO are:

1.  Automatic creation of the DB schema (lets programmers just focus on objects).  Including indexes!
2.  No messy external .XML files - just reflection is used
3.  Transaction management via UnitOfWork
4.  Complex creteria building

I seem to find some java stuff that does part of what XPO can do, but not everything. Does anyone know of a comperable tool in java?

Oliver, any chance DevExpress will ever port XPO to java?

Hmm .. now that I wrote that, I checked out the latest hibernate, and it does seem to have added quite a few of the features of XPO.  Might have to give that a shot.

Matt Bruce wrote:

> Oliver, any chance DevExpress will ever port XPO to java?

I don't think so, I'm afraid :-)

ammm, sounds like JPO?

kidding