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| * which accompanies this distribution. |
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| * and the Eclipse Distribution License is available at |
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| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1 |
| * Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0 |
| * |
| ******************************************************************************/ |
| package javax.persistence; |
| |
| /** |
| * Defines the types of primary key generation strategies. |
| * |
| * @see GeneratedValue |
| * |
| * @since Java Persistence 1.0 |
| */ |
| public enum GenerationType { |
| |
| /** |
| * Indicates that the persistence provider must assign |
| * primary keys for the entity using an underlying |
| * database table to ensure uniqueness. |
| */ |
| TABLE, |
| |
| /** |
| * Indicates that the persistence provider must assign |
| * primary keys for the entity using a database sequence. |
| */ |
| SEQUENCE, |
| |
| /** |
| * Indicates that the persistence provider must assign |
| * primary keys for the entity using a database identity column. |
| */ |
| IDENTITY, |
| |
| /** |
| * Indicates that the persistence provider should pick an |
| * appropriate strategy for the particular database. The |
| * <code>AUTO</code> generation strategy may expect a database |
| * resource to exist, or it may attempt to create one. A vendor |
| * may provide documentation on how to create such resources |
| * in the event that it does not support schema generation |
| * or cannot create the schema resource at runtime. |
| */ |
| AUTO |
| } |