javax.persistence

Annotation Type Inheritance

@Target(value=TYPE)
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface Inheritance

Defines the inheritance strategy to be used for an entity class hierarchy. It is specified on the entity class that is the root of the entity class hierarchy.

   Example:

   @Entity
   @Inheritance(strategy=JOINED)
   public class Customer { ... }

   @Entity
   public class ValuedCustomer extends Customer { ... }
 

Since:

Java Persistence 1.0

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
InheritanceType	strategy The strategy to be used

Element Detail

strategy

public abstract InheritanceType strategy

The strategy to be used

Default:

javax.persistence.InheritanceType.SINGLE_TABLE