/******************************************************************************* * Copyright (c) 2008 - 2013 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. * * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 and Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0 * which accompanies this distribution. * The Eclipse Public License is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html * and the Eclipse Distribution License is available at * http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php. * * Contributors: * Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1 * Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0 * ******************************************************************************/ package javax.persistence; import java.lang.annotation.Target; import java.lang.annotation.Retention; import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE; import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD; import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD; import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME; /** * Used to override mappings of multiple properties or fields. * *
 *
 *    Example:
 *
 *    @Embedded
 *    @AttributeOverrides({
 *            @AttributeOverride(name="startDate", 
 *                               column=@Column("EMP_START")),
 *            @AttributeOverride(name="endDate", 
 *                               column=@Column("EMP_END"))
 *    })
 *    public EmploymentPeriod getEmploymentPeriod() { ... }
 *
 * 
* * * @see AttributeOverride * * @since Java Persistence 1.0 */ @Target({TYPE, METHOD, FIELD}) @Retention(RUNTIME) public @interface AttributeOverrides { /** (Required) One or more field or property mapping overrides. */ AttributeOverride[] value(); }