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package javax.persistence;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
/**
* A NamedAttributeNode is a member element of a
* NamedEntityGraph.
*
* @see NamedEntityGraph
* @see NamedSubgraph
*
* @since Java Persistence 2.1
*/
@Target({})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface NamedAttributeNode {
/**
* (Required) The name of the attribute that must be included in the graph.
*/
String value();
/**
* (Optional) If the attribute references a managed type that has
* its own AttributeNodes, this element is used to refer to that
* NamedSubgraph definition.
* If the target type has inheritance, multiple subgraphs can
* be specified. These additional subgraphs are intended to add
* subclass-specific attributes. Superclass subgraph entries will
* be merged into subclass subgraphs.
*
* The value of this element is the name of the subgraph as
* specified by the name element of the corresponding
* NamedSubgraph element. If multiple subgraphs are
* specified due to inheritance, they are referenced by this name.
*/
String subgraph() default "";
/**
* (Optional) If the attribute references a Map type, this element
* can be used to specify a subgraph for the Key in the case of an
* Entity key type. A keySubgraph can not be specified without the
* Map attribute also being specified. If the target type has
* inheritance, multiple subgraphs can be specified. These
* additional subgraphs are intended to add subclass-specific
* attributes. Superclass subgraph entries will be merged into
* subclass subgraphs.
*
*
The value of this element is the name of the key subgraph as
* specified by the name element of the corresponding
* NamedSubgraph element. If multiple key subgraphs
* are specified due to inheritance, they are referenced by this
* name.
*/
String keySubgraph() default "";
}