How can I create a ddl for my jpa entities from java code?

Question

I look for a way how I can create a ddl for my jpa annotated entities. I prefer a pure java way for this.

If possible it would be nice to have generate the drop statemen

Answer 1

Here's an explaination of how to use the hibernate SchemaExport class to do exactly what you want.

http://jandrewthompson.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-generate-ddl-scripts-from.html

Hope this helps.