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org.hibernate.annotations

public @Interface AnyMetaDef

Annotations

extends Annotation

@Deprecated
@Target:PACKAGE, TYPE, METHOD, FIELD
@Retention:RUNTIME
@Repeatable:AnyMetaDefs

Imports

java.lang.annotation.Repeatable, .Retention

Deprecated

To be removed in 6.0

Used to provide metadata about an Any or ManyToAny mapping.

Authors: Emmanuel Bernard, Steve Ebersole
See Also: AnyMetaDefs

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public String	idType() Names the identifier Hibernate Type for the entity associated through this Any/ManyToAny mapping.
public String	metaType() Names the discriminator Hibernate Type for this Any/ManyToAny mapping.
public MetaValue[]	metaValues() Maps discriminator values to the matching corresponding entity types.
public String	name() If defined, assign a global meta definition name to be used in an @Any or @ManyToAny annotation.

Inherited from java.lang.annotation.Annotation:: annotationType equals hashCode toString

Method Detail

idType	back to summary
public String idType() Names the identifier Hibernate Type for the entity associated through this Any/ManyToAny mapping.

metaType	back to summary
public String metaType() Names the discriminator Hibernate Type for this Any/ManyToAny mapping. The default is to use `org.hibernate.type.StringType`

metaValues	back to summary
public MetaValue[] metaValues() Maps discriminator values to the matching corresponding entity types.

name	back to summary
public String name() 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.