Obviously that doesn't compile, but I hate to make a file FooType.java with just the 5 lines above in it. Obviously that doesn't compile, but I hate to make a file FooType.java with just the 5 ...

The core idea behind JPA as opposed to JDBC, is that for the most part, JPA lets you avoid the need to “think relationally.” In JPA, you define your persistence rules in the realm of Java code ...