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 * Contributors:
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
 *
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package javax.persistence;

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

/**
 * Specifies a column that is used to maintain the persistent order of
 * a list. The persistence provider is responsible for maintaining the
 * order upon retrieval and in the database.  The persistence provider
 * is responsible for updating the ordering upon flushing to the
 * database to reflect any insertion, deletion, or reordering
 * affecting the list.
 *
 *  The OrderColumn annotation is specified on a
 * OneToMany or ManyToMany relationship or on an element
 * collection. The OrderColumn annotation is specified on
 * the side of the relationship that references the collection that is
 * to be ordered. The order column is not visible as part of the state
 * of the entity or embeddable class.
 *
 * 
 The {@link OrderBy} annotation should be used for ordering that
 * is visible as persistent state and maintained by the
 * application. The OrderBy annotation is not used when
 * OrderColumn is specified.
 * 
 * 
 The order column must be of integral type.  The persistence
 * provider maintains a contiguous (non-sparse) ordering of the values
 * of the order column when updating the association or element collection.
 * The order column value for the first element is 0.
 *
 * 
 *
 *    Example:
 *
 *    @Entity
 *    public class CreditCard {
 *
 *       @Id long ccNumber;
 *
 *       @OneToMany  // unidirectional
 *       @OrderColumn
 *       List<CardTransaction> transactionHistory;
 *       ...
 *    }
 *
 * 
 *
 * @see OrderBy
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 2.0
 */
@Target( { METHOD, FIELD })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface OrderColumn {

	/** (Optional) The name of the ordering column. 
         *  Defaults to the concatenation of the name of the 
         *  referencing property or field; "_"; "ORDER".
         */
	String name() default "";

	/** (Optional) Whether the database column is nullable. */
	boolean nullable() default true;

	/**
	 * (Optional) Whether the column is included in SQL INSERT statements
	 * generated by the persistence provider.
	 */
	boolean insertable() default true;

	/**
	 * (Optional) Whether the column is included in SQL UPDATE statements
	 * generated by the persistence provider.
	 */
	boolean updatable() default true;

	/**
	 * (Optional) The SQL fragment that is used when generating the DDL for the
	 * column.  Defaults to generated SQL to create a column of the inferred type.
	 */
	String columnDefinition() default "";
}