What do attributes "name" and "referencedColumnName" mean in @JoinColumn in JPA?

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Issue

As for the following example regarding @JoinColumn in JPA:

    @JoinColumn(name = "myname", referencedColumnName = "myrefcolumnname")

What is meant by name as opposed to referencedColumnName ? Are they supposed to be SQL column names or Java Field Names?

Environment

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform(EAP)

    • 5.x
    • 6.x

  • JPA

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