Annotation Type DiscriminatorValue
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@Target(TYPE) @Retention(RUNTIME) public @interface DiscriminatorValue
Specifies the value of the discriminator column for entities of the given type.The
DiscriminatorValue
annotation can only be specified on a concrete entity class.If the
DiscriminatorValue
annotation is not specified and a discriminator column is used, a provider-specific function will be used to generate a value representing the entity type. If theDiscriminatorType
isSTRING
, the discriminator value default is the entity name.The inheritance strategy and the discriminator column are only specified in the root of an entity class hierarchy or subhierarchy in which a different inheritance strategy is applied. The discriminator value, if not defaulted, should be specified for each entity class in the hierarchy.
Example: @Entity @Table(name="CUST") @Inheritance(strategy=SINGLE_TABLE) @DiscriminatorColumn(name="DISC", discriminatorType=STRING, length=20) @DiscriminatorValue("CUSTOMER") public class Customer { ... } @Entity @DiscriminatorValue("VCUSTOMER") public class ValuedCustomer extends Customer { ... }
- Since:
- 1.0
- See Also:
DiscriminatorColumn
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Element Detail
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value
String value
(Optional) The value that indicates that the row is an entity of the annotated entity type.If the
DiscriminatorValue
annotation is not specified and a discriminator column is used, a provider-specific function will be used to generate a value representing the entity type. If theDiscriminatorType
isSTRING
, the discriminator value default is the entity name.
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