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* which accompanies this distribution.
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*
* Contributors:
* James Sutherland - allow for zero ids
******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.persistence.annotations;
import org.eclipse.persistence.descriptors.ClassDescriptor;
/**
* IdValidation configures which id values are considered valid when loading
* from the database. This configuration is set either using the
* {@link PrimaryKey} annotation or using the {@link ClassDescriptor} API.
* This configuration is also used to determine if a sequence number is
* required.
*
* @see PrimaryKey#validation()
* @see ClassDescriptor#setIdValidation(IdValidation)
* @author James Sutherland
* @since EclipseLink 1.0
*/
public enum IdValidation {
/**
* Only null is invalid All other values are considered valid. This is the
* default configuration when composite identifiers are used and sequencing is not used.
*/
NULL,
/**
* null and 0 are not allowed for primitive int and long ids. This is the
* default configuration for a simple identifier.
*/
ZERO,
/**
* null, 0 and negative values are not allowed for ids extending Number and primitive int and long ids.
*/
NEGATIVE,
/**
* No identifier validation is performed.
*/
NONE
}