src/javax/persistence/MapKeyJoinColumns.java

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package javax.persistence;

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

/**
 * Is used to support composite map keys referencing entities.  
 * <p> The <code>MapKeyJoinColumns</code> annotation groups
 * <code>MapKeyJoinColumn</code> annotations.  When the
 * <code>MapKeyJoinColumns</code> annotation is used, both the
 * <code>name</code> and the <code>referencedColumnName</code>
 * elements must be specified in each of the grouped
 * <code>MapKeyJoinColumn</code> annotations.
 * 
 * @see MapKeyJoinColumn
 * 
 * @since Java Persistence 2.0
 */
@Target( { METHOD, FIELD })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface MapKeyJoinColumns {
	/**
	 * (Required) The map key join columns that are used to map to the entity
	 * that is the map key.
	 */
	MapKeyJoinColumn[] value();
}