Master Hibernate and JPA with Spring Boot in 100 Steps - Step 77 - JPA Entity Life Cycle Methods

The video tutorial explains the use of entity lifecycle hooks and annotations in managing database operations. It covers various hooks like pre remove, post load, post persist, post remove, post update, pre persist, pre remove, and pre update. Each hook is described in terms of its function and timing in the entity lifecycle, such as when an entity is loaded, persisted, removed, or updated. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of these hooks in ensuring data integrity and consistency during database operations.

List the annotations related to lifecycle methods in an entity.

Explain the difference between pre persist and pre update methods.