/******************************************************************************* * Copyright (c) 2008 - 2015 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: * Petros Splinakis - Java Persistence 2.2 * Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1 * Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0 * ******************************************************************************/ 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. *

* *

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: *

*/ String table() default ""; /** * (Optional) Used to specify or control the generation of a * foreign key constraint when table generation is in effect. If * this element is not specified, the persistence provider's * default foreign key strategy will apply. * * @since Java Persistence 2.1 */ ForeignKey foreignKey() default @ForeignKey(PROVIDER_DEFAULT); }