Dto Articles
2 articles about Dto. Explore Spring Boot implementation, design, and operations across related topics.
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How to Retrieve DTOs Directly with Spring Data JPA Projections - Choosing Between Interface-Based and Class-Based Projections
Learn how to SELECT only the columns you need and project them directly into DTOs/interfaces with Spring Data JPA projections. Compares interface-based, class-based (constructor), and dynamic projections through implementations, covering differences in the generated SQL, selection criteria, and pitfalls when combined with @Query.
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How to Automate Entity-DTO Mapping with MapStruct in Spring Boot
An implementation guide for auto-generating toDto()/toEntity() methods with MapStruct instead of writing them by hand. Covers adding dependencies, basic @Mapper usage, nested objects, custom conversions, and unit testing.