/*
 * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
 *
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 */
package org.hibernate.annotations;

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

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

Define the foreign key name.
Deprecated:Prefer the JPA 2.1 introduced ForeignKey instead.
/** * Define the foreign key name. * * @deprecated Prefer the JPA 2.1 introduced {@link javax.persistence.ForeignKey} instead. */
@Target({FIELD, METHOD, TYPE}) @Retention(RUNTIME) @Deprecated public @interface ForeignKey {
Name of the foreign key. Used in OneToMany, ManyToOne, and OneToOne relationships. Used for the owning side in ManyToMany relationships
/** * Name of the foreign key. Used in OneToMany, ManyToOne, and OneToOne * relationships. Used for the owning side in ManyToMany relationships */
String name();
Used for the non-owning side of a ManyToMany relationship. Ignored in other relationships
/** * Used for the non-owning side of a ManyToMany relationship. Ignored * in other relationships */
String inverseName() default ""; }