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* Contributors:
* Petros Splinakis - Java Persistence 2.2
* Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
* Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
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package javax.persistence;
import java.lang.annotation.Repeatable;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import static javax.persistence.ConstraintMode.PROVIDER_DEFAULT;
/**
* Specifies a column for joining an entity association or element
* collection. If the JoinColumn
annotation itself is
* defaulted, a single join column is assumed and the default values
* apply.
*
*
* Example: * * @ManyToOne * @JoinColumn(name="ADDR_ID") * public Address getAddress() { return address; } * * * Example: unidirectional one-to-many association using a foreign key mapping * * // In Customer class * @OneToMany * @JoinColumn(name="CUST_ID") // join column is in table for Order * public Set<Order> getOrders() {return orders;} ** * @see ManyToOne * @see OneToMany * @see OneToOne * @see JoinTable * @see CollectionTable * @see ForeignKey * * @since Java Persistence 1.0 */ @Repeatable(JoinColumns.class) @Target({METHOD, FIELD}) @Retention(RUNTIME) public @interface JoinColumn { /** * (Optional) The name of the foreign key column. * The table in which it is found depends upon the * context. *
Default (only applies if a single join column is used): * The concatenation of the following: the name of the * referencing relationship property or field of the referencing * entity or embeddable class; "_"; the name of the referenced * primary key column. * If there is no such referencing relationship property or * field in the entity, or if the join is for an element collection, * the join column name is formed as the * concatenation of the following: the name of the entity; "_"; * the name of the referenced primary key column. */ String name() default ""; /** * (Optional) The name of the column referenced by this foreign * key column. *
JoinTable
annotation,
* the referenced key column is in the entity table of the owning
* entity, or inverse entity if the join is part of the inverse
* join definition.
* CollectionTable
mapping, the
* referenced column is in the table of the entity containing the
* collection.
* Default (only applies if single join column is being
* used): The same name as the primary key column of the
* referenced table.
*/
String referencedColumnName() default "";
/**
* (Optional) Whether the property is a unique key. This is a
* shortcut for the UniqueConstraint
annotation at
* the table level and is useful for when the unique key
* constraint is only a single field. It is not necessary to
* explicitly specify this for a join column that corresponds to a
* primary key that is part of a foreign key.
*/
boolean unique() default false;
/** (Optional) Whether the foreign key column is nullable. */
boolean nullable() default true;
/**
* (Optional) Whether the column is included in
* SQL INSERT statements generated by the persistence
* provider.
*/
boolean insertable() default true;
/**
* (Optional) Whether the column is included in
* SQL UPDATE statements generated by the persistence
* provider.
*/
boolean updatable() default true;
/**
* (Optional) The SQL fragment that is used when
* generating the DDL for the column.
*
Defaults to the generated SQL for the column. */ String columnDefinition() default ""; /** * (Optional) The name of the table that contains * the column. If a table is not specified, the column * is assumed to be in the primary table of the * applicable entity. * *
Default: *