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package javax.persistence;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import javax.persistence.CascadeType;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import static javax.persistence.FetchType.EAGER;
/**
* This annotation defines a single-valued association to another
* entity class that has many-to-one multiplicity. It is not normally
* necessary to specify the target entity explicitly since it can
* usually be inferred from the type of the object being referenced.
*
*
*
* Example:
*
* @ManyToOne(optional=false)
* @JoinColumn(name="CUST_ID", nullable=false, updatable=false)
* public Customer getCustomer() { return customer; }
*
*
* @since Java Persistence 1.0
*/
@Target({METHOD, FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface ManyToOne {
/**
* (Optional) The entity class that is the target of
* the association.
*
* Defaults to the type of the field or property
* that stores the association.
*/
Class targetEntity() default void.class;
/**
* (Optional) The operations that must be cascaded to
* the target of the association.
*
*
By default no operations are cascaded.
*/
CascadeType[] cascade() default {};
/**
* (Optional) Whether the association should be lazily
* loaded or must be eagerly fetched. The {@link FetchType#EAGER EAGER}
* strategy is a requirement on the persistence provider runtime that
* the associated entity must be eagerly fetched. The {@link FetchType#LAZY
* LAZY} strategy is a hint to the persistence provider runtime.
*/
FetchType fetch() default EAGER;
/**
* (Optional) Whether the association is optional. If set
* to false then a non-null relationship must always exist.
*/
boolean optional() default true;
}