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// Contributors:
// Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
// Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
package javax.persistence;
/**
* Defines inheritance strategy options.
*
* @since Java Persistence 1.0
*/
public enum InheritanceType {
/** A single table per class hierarchy. */
SINGLE_TABLE,
/** A table per concrete entity class. */
TABLE_PER_CLASS,
/**
* A strategy in which fields that are specific to a
* subclass are mapped to a separate table than the fields
* that are common to the parent class, and a join is
* performed to instantiate the subclass.
*/
JOINED
}