/* * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2011 Oracle, Inc. All rights reserved. * * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 and Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0 * which accompanies this distribution. The Eclipse Public License is available * at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html and the Eclipse Distribution License * is available at http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php. */ package com.fr.third.javax.persistence; 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.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME; /** * Specifies a mapping to an entity that is a map key. The map key * join column is in the collection table, join table, or table of the * target entity that is used to represent the map. If no * MapKeyJoinColumn annotation is specified, a single * join column is assumed and the default values apply. * *
 *
 *    Example 1:
 *
 *    @Entity
 *    public class Company {
 *       @Id int id;
 *       ...
 *       @OneToMany   // unidirectional
 *       @JoinTable(name="COMPANY_ORGANIZATION",
 *                  joinColumns=@JoinColumn(name="COMPANY"),
 *                  inverseJoinColumns=@JoinColumn(name="VICEPRESIDENT"))
 *       @MapKeyJoinColumn(name="DIVISION")
 *       Map<Division, VicePresident> organization;
 *    }
 *
 *    Example 2:
 *
 *    @Entity
 *    public class VideoStore {
 *       @Id int id;
 *       String name;
 *       Address location;
 *       ...
 *       @ElementCollection
 *       @CollectionTable(name="INVENTORY",
 *                        joinColumns=@JoinColumn(name="STORE"))
 *       @Column(name="COPIES_IN_STOCK")
 *       @MapKeyJoinColumn(name="MOVIE", referencedColumnName="ID")
 *       Map<Movie, Integer> videoInventory;
 *       ...
 *     }
 *
 *     @Entity
 *     public class Movie {
 *        @Id long id;
 *        String title;
 *        ...
 *     }
 *
 *     Example 3:
 *
 *     @Entity
 *     public class Student {
 *        @Id int studentId;
 *        ...
 *        @ManyToMany  // students and courses are also many-many
 *        @JoinTable(name="ENROLLMENTS",
 *                   joinColumns=@JoinColumn(name="STUDENT"),
 *                   inverseJoinColumns=@JoinColumn(name="SEMESTER"))
 *        @MapKeyJoinColumn(name="COURSE")
 *        Map<Course, Semester>  enrollment;
 *        ...
 *     }
 * 
* * @since Java Persistence 2.0 */ @Target( { METHOD, FIELD }) @Retention(RUNTIME) public @interface MapKeyJoinColumn { /** * (Optional) The name of the foreign key column for the map * key. The table in which it is found depends upon the * context. * * *

Default (only applies if a single join column is used.) * The concatenation of the following: the name of the * referencing relationship property or field of the * referencing entity or embeddable class; "_"; "KEY". */ String name() default ""; /** * (Optional) The name of the column referenced by this foreign key column. * The referenced column is in the table of the target entity. * *

Default (only applies if single join column is being * used.) The same name as the primary key column of the * referenced table */ String referencedColumnName() default ""; /** * (Optional) Whether the property is a unique key. This is a * shortcut for the UniqueConstraint annotation * at the table level and is useful for when the unique key * constraint is only a single field. */ boolean unique() default false; /** * (Optional) Whether the foreign key column is nullable. */ boolean nullable() default false; /** * (Optional) Whether the column is included in SQL INSERT statements * generated by the persistence provider. */ boolean insertable() default true; /** * (Optional) Whether the column is included in SQL UPDATE statements * generated by the persistence provider. */ boolean updatable() default true; /** * (Optional) The SQL fragment that is used when generating the DDL for the * column. * Defaults to SQL generated by the provider for the column. */ String columnDefinition() default ""; /** * (Optional) The name of the table that contains the foreign key column. *

*

Default: *

*/ String table() default ""; /** * (Optional) The foreign key constraint specification for the join column. This is used only if table generation * is in effect. Default is provider defined. * * @return The foreign key specification */ ForeignKey foreignKey() default @ForeignKey(); }