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 * Contributors:
 *     James Sutherland - initial API and implementation
 ******************************************************************************/  
package org.eclipse.persistence.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
 
/** 
 * Represent a specific range partition.
 * Values >= startValue and <= endValue will be routed to the connection pool.
 * 
 * @see RangePartitioning
 * @see org.eclipse.persistence.descriptors.partitioning.RangePartitioningPolicy
 * @see org.eclipse.persistence.descriptors.partitioning.RangePartition
 * @author James Sutherland
 * @since EclipseLink 2.2
 */ 
@Target({TYPE, METHOD, FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface RangePartition {
    /** The String representation of the range start value. */
    String startValue() default "";
    /** The String representation of the range start value. */
    String endValue() default "";
    /** The connection pool to route queries to for this range. */
    String connectionPool();
}