Whats the difference between persist() and save() in Hibernate?

Question

Through documentation i can find only one difference that is save method generates returns the object as generated identifier but persist does not.Is it the only purpose for

Answer 1

The save() method do insert statement normally outsite transaction

public class HibernateSaveExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        SessionFactory sessionFactory = HibernateUtil.getSessionFactory();
        Session session = sessionFactory.openSession();
        Student student = new Student("javabycode.com", new Date(), "USA", "1234569");
        Long studentId = (Long) session.save(student);
        System.out.println(" Identifier : " + studentId);
        System.out.println(" Successfully saved");

        Session session2 = sessionFactory.openSession();
        Transaction trans = session2.beginTransaction();

        Student student2 = new Student("javabycode.com", new Date(), "USA", "1234569");
        Long studentId2 = (Long) session2.save(student2);
        trans.commit();
        System.out.println(" Identifier : " + studentId2);
        System.out.println(" Successfully saved");

        sessionFactory.close();
    }

}

and the persist() method can't do it.

And one more difference between save and persist method in Hibernate: persist is supported by JPA, while save is only supported by Hibernate.

From the tutorial Difference between save and persist method in Hibernate