How to use hibernate.properties file instead of hibernate.cfg.xml

Question

I am trying to connect to DB in a servlet using Hibernate.I have read that we can use either hibernate.cfg.xml or hibernate.properties file for configuration of session.For me it worked with xml. Now when I am trying to use properties instead of xml its not working. It is saying that hibernate.cfg.xml not found.But nowhere I mentioned to use xml file and infact I have deleted that xml file.

Please Help me. And Please correct me if I am doing anything wrong.

Answer 1

This code will call hibernate.cfg.xml by default:

Configuration configuration = new Configuration().configure();

And this code will call hibernate.properties by default:

Configuration configuration = new Configuration();

Hope it helps.