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How to Persist enums to a Database with Spring Boot + JPA - Choosing Between @Enumerated(EnumType.STRING) and AttributeConverter

A guide to persisting enum fields to database columns with Spring Boot + JPA. Covers the difference between @Enumerated(STRING/ORDINAL), the dangers of ORDINAL, implementing an AttributeConverter for custom code values, and criteria for choosing between the two approaches, with practical examples.

2026-07-20