src/javax/persistence/AssociationOverrides.java

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package javax.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
 * This annotation is used to override mappings of multiple 
 * many-to-one or one-to-one relationship properties or fields.
 *
 * <pre>
 *    
 *    Example:
 *    &#064;MappedSuperclass
 *    public class Employee {
 *    
 *        &#064;Id protected Integer id;
 *        &#064;Version protected Integer version;
 *        &#064;ManyToOne protected Address address;
 *        &#064;OneToOne protected Locker locker;
 *    
 *        public Integer getId() { ... }
 *        public void setId(Integer id) { ... }
 *        public Address getAddress() { ... }
 *        public void setAddress(Address address) { ... }
 *        public Locker getLocker() { ... }
 *        public void setLocker(Locker locker) { ... }
 *    
 *    }
 *    
 *    &#064;Entity
 *    &#064;AssociationOverrides({
 *    
 *    &#064;AssociationOverride(name="address", 
 *            joinColumns=&#064;JoinColumn("ADDR_ID")),
 *        &#064;AttributeOverride(name="locker", 
 *            joinColumns=&#064;JoinColumn("LCKR_ID"))})
 *    public PartTimeEmployee { ... }
 * </pre>
 *
 *@see AssociationOverride
 *
 * @since Java Persistence API 1.0
 */
@Target({TYPE, METHOD, FIELD}) 
@Retention(RUNTIME)

public @interface AssociationOverrides {

    /** Mapping overrides of relationship properties or fields */
    AssociationOverride[] value();
}