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package org.hibernate.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PACKAGE;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

Used to provide metadata about an Any or ManyToAny mapping.
Author:Emmanuel Bernard, Steve Ebersole
See Also:
/** * Used to provide metadata about an {@link Any} or {@link ManyToAny} mapping. * * @see AnyMetaDefs * * @author Emmanuel Bernard * @author Steve Ebersole */
@java.lang.annotation.Target( { PACKAGE, TYPE, METHOD, FIELD } ) @Retention( RUNTIME ) public @interface AnyMetaDef {
If defined, assign a global meta definition name to be used in an @Any or @ManyToAny annotation. If not defined, the metadata applies to the current property or field.
/** * If defined, assign a global meta definition name to be used in an @Any or @ManyToAny annotation. If * not defined, the metadata applies to the current property or field. */
String name() default "";
Names the discriminator Hibernate Type for this Any/ManyToAny mapping. The default is to use StringType
/** * Names the discriminator Hibernate Type for this Any/ManyToAny mapping. The default is to use * {@link org.hibernate.type.StringType} */
String metaType();
Names the identifier Hibernate Type for the entity associated through this Any/ManyToAny mapping.
/** * Names the identifier Hibernate Type for the entity associated through this Any/ManyToAny mapping. */
String idType();
Maps discriminator values to the matching corresponding entity types.
/** * Maps discriminator values to the matching corresponding entity types. */
MetaValue[] metaValues(); }