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What is iBatis ?

  1. A SQL Mapper

  2. A J2ee Framework

  3. A JDBC Framework

  4. An ORM Tool
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Explanation

iBATIS (now MyBatis) is primarily a SQL Mapper that maps Java objects to SQL statements using XML or annotations. It's a JDBC framework (simplifies JDBC code) and is classified as an ORM-like tool, though it's a data mapper rather than a full ORM like Hibernate. It's not a complete J2EE framework (that would include Spring or Java EE).

AI explanation

iBatis (later renamed MyBatis) is a persistence framework that maps SQL statements directly to Java objects — a SQL Mapper — while also handling JDBC boilerplate like connections and result set mapping, and it's commonly classified as a lightweight ORM tool because it maps query results to objects. It is not a full J2EE framework like EJB or a Java web framework, since it focuses specifically on the data-access layer.

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