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package javax.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

Used to override mappings of multiple relationship properties or fields.

   Example:
   @MappedSuperclass
   public class Employee {
       @Id protected Integer id;
       @Version protected Integer version;
       @ManyToOne protected Address address;
       @OneToOne protected Locker locker;
       public Integer getId() { ... }
       public void setId(Integer id) { ... }
       public Address getAddress() { ... }
       public void setAddress(Address address) { ... }
       public Locker getLocker() { ... }
       public void setLocker(Locker locker) { ... }
       ...
   }
   @Entity
   @AssociationOverrides({
       @AssociationOverride(
                  name="address",
                  joinColumns=@JoinColumn("ADDR_ID")),
       @AttributeOverride(
                  name="locker",
                  joinColumns=@JoinColumn("LCKR_ID"))
       })
   public PartTimeEmployee { ... }

See Also:
AssociationOverride
Since:
Java Persistence 1.0/**
 * Used to override mappings of multiple relationship properties or fields.
 * <p>
 * <pre>
 *
 *    Example:
 *
 *    &#064;MappedSuperclass
 *    public class Employee {
 *
 *        &#064;Id protected Integer id;
 *        &#064;Version protected Integer version;
 *        &#064;ManyToOne protected Address address;
 *        &#064;OneToOne protected Locker locker;
 *
 *        public Integer getId() { ... }
 *        public void setId(Integer id) { ... }
 *        public Address getAddress() { ... }
 *        public void setAddress(Address address) { ... }
 *        public Locker getLocker() { ... }
 *        public void setLocker(Locker locker) { ... }
 *        ...
 *    }
 *
 *    &#064;Entity
 *    &#064;AssociationOverrides({
 *        &#064;AssociationOverride(
 *                   name="address",
 *                   joinColumns=&#064;JoinColumn("ADDR_ID")),
 *        &#064;AttributeOverride(
 *                   name="locker",
 *                   joinColumns=&#064;JoinColumn("LCKR_ID"))
 *        })
 *    public PartTimeEmployee { ... }
 * </pre>
 *
 * @see AssociationOverride
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
 */
@Target({TYPE, METHOD, FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface AssociationOverrides {

  
(Required) The association override mappings that are to be
applied to the relationship field or property .
/**
   * (Required) The association override mappings that are to be
   * applied to the relationship field or property .
   */
  AssociationOverride[] value();
}