org.hibernate.annotations

Annotation Type AnyMetaDef

@Target(value={PACKAGE,TYPE,METHOD,FIELD})
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface AnyMetaDef

Defines @Any and @manyToAny metadata

Author:

Emmanuel Bernard

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
String	idType Hibernate type of the id column
String	metaType meta discriminator Hibernate type
MetaValue[]	metaValues Matching discriminator values with their respective entity

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
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

Element Detail

metaType

public abstract String metaType

meta discriminator Hibernate type

idType

public abstract String idType

Hibernate type of the id column

Returns:

Hibernate type of the id column

metaValues

public abstract MetaValue[] metaValues

Matching discriminator values with their respective entity

name

public abstract 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

Default:

""