Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "Create a new class called CarRepository in the domain package."

A block of code is set as follows:

@Entity
public class Car {

}

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

mvn clean install

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "Activate the root package in the Eclipse Project Explorer and right-click. Select New | Package from the menu."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.