public class HibernateUtil {

    private static final SessionFactory sessionFactory = buildSessionFactory();

    private static SessionFactory buildSessionFactory() {
      System.out.println("Did not enter the try block");
        try {
            // Create the SessionFactory from hibernate.cfg.xml
            Configuration cfg = new Configuration();
            System.out.println("got a Cfg");
            cfg.configure("/WEB-INF/hibernate.cfg.xml");
            System.out.println("configured cfg");
            return cfg.buildSessionFactory();
            //return (new Configuration().configure("/WEB-INF/hibernate.cfg.xml")).buildSessionFactory();
        } catch (Error err) {
         err.printStackTrace();
         throw new ExceptionInInitializerError();
      } catch (Throwable ex) {
            // Make sure you log the exception, as it might be swallowed
            System.out.println("Initial SessionFactory creation failed." + ex);
            throw new ExceptionInInitializerError(ex);
        } finally {
         System.out.println("in finally");
         throw new ExceptionInInitializerError();
      }

    }

    public static SessionFactory getSessionFactory() {
        return sessionFactory;
    }

}