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package org.eclipse.persistence.annotations; | |
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD; | |
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD; | |
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME; | |
import java.lang.annotation.Retention; | |
import java.lang.annotation.Target; | |
/** | |
* Struct types are extended object-relational data-types supported by some databases. | |
* Struct types are user define types in the database such as OBJECT types on Oracle. | |
* Structs can normally contains Arrays (VARRAY) or other Struct types, and can be stored in | |
* a column or a table. | |
* <p> | |
* This annotation can be defined on a field/method to define an StructureMapping to an embedded Struct type. | |
* The target Embeddable must be mapped using the Struct annotation. | |
* | |
* @see Struct | |
* @see org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.structures.ObjectRelationalDataTypeDescriptor | |
* @see org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.structures.StructureMapping | |
* @author James Sutherland | |
* @since EclipseLink 2.3 | |
*/ | |
@Target({METHOD, FIELD}) | |
@Retention(RUNTIME) | |
public @interface Structure { | |
} |