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Contributors:
    Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
    Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
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 * 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 Also:
AttributeOverride
Since:
Java Persistence 1.0/**
 * Used to override mappings of multiple properties or fields.
 *
 * <pre>
 *
 *    Example:
 *
 *    &#064;Embedded
 *    &#064;AttributeOverrides({
 *            &#064;AttributeOverride(name="startDate", 
 *                               column=&#064;Column("EMP_START")),
 *            &#064;AttributeOverride(name="endDate", 
 *                               column=&#064;Column("EMP_END"))
 *    })
 *    public EmploymentPeriod getEmploymentPeriod() { ... }
 *
 * </pre>
 *
 *
 * @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. /** (Required) One or more field or property mapping overrides. */
    AttributeOverride[] value();
}