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package javax.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
 * This annotation is used to specify multiple secondary tables 
 * for an entity.
 *
 *  *    Example 1: Multiple secondary tables assuming primary key columns are named the same in all tables.
 *
 *    @Entity
 *    @Table(name="EMPLOYEE")
 *    @SecondaryTables({
 *        @SecondaryTable(name="EMP_DETAIL"),
 *        @SecondaryTable(name="EMP_HIST")
 *    })
 *    public class Employee { ... }
 *    
 *    Example 2: Multiple secondary tables with differently named primary key columns. 
 *
 *    @Entity
 *    @Table(name="EMPLOYEE")
 *    @SecondaryTables({
 *        @SecondaryTable(name="EMP_DETAIL", 
 *            pkJoinColumns=@PrimaryKeyJoinColumn(name="EMPL_ID")),
 *        @SecondaryTable(name="EMP_HIST", 
 *            pkJoinColumns=@PrimaryKeyJoinColumn(name="EMPLOYEE_ID"))
 *    })
 *    public class Employee { ... }
 * 
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
 */
@Target(TYPE) 
@Retention(RUNTIME)

public @interface SecondaryTables {

    /** The secondary tables for an entity. */
    SecondaryTable[] value();
}