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* | |
* Contributors: | |
* Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1 | |
* Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0 | |
* | |
******************************************************************************/ | |
package javax.persistence; | |
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE; | |
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME; | |
import java.lang.annotation.Retention; | |
import java.lang.annotation.Target; | |
/** | |
* Specifies whether an entity should be cached if caching is enabled | |
* when the value of the <code>persistence.xml</code> caching element | |
* is <code>ENABLE_SELECTIVE</code> or <code>DISABLE_SELECTIVE</code>. | |
* The value of the <code>Cacheable</code> annotation is inherited by | |
* subclasses; it can be overridden by specifying | |
* <code>Cacheable</code> on a subclass. | |
* | |
* <p> <code>Cacheable(false)</code> means that the entity and its state must | |
* not be cached by the provider. | |
* | |
* @since Java Persistence 2.0 | |
*/ | |
@Target( { TYPE }) | |
@Retention(RUNTIME) | |
public @interface Cacheable { | |
/** | |
* (Optional) Whether or not the entity should be cached. | |
*/ | |
boolean value() default true; | |
} |