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// Contributors:
// 10/15/2010-2.2 Guy Pelletier
// - 322008: Improve usability of additional criteria applied to queries at the session/EM
package org.eclipse.persistence.annotations;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
/**
* An additional criteria can be specified at the Entity or MappedSuperclass
* level. When specified at the mapped superclass level, it applies to all
* inheriting entities unless those entities define their own additional
* criteria, at which point the additional criteria from the mapped superclass
* is ignored.
*
* The additional criteria supports any valid JPQL string and must use 'this'
* as an alias to form your additional criteria. E.G.,
*
* {@literal @}Entity
* {@literal @}AdditionalCriteria("this.nut.size = :NUT_SIZE and this.nut.color = :NUT_COLOR")
* public class Bolt {...}
*
*
* Additional criteria parameters are also accepted and are set through
* properties on the entity manager factory, or on an entity manager. When set
* on the entity manager, the properties must be set before any query execution
* and should not be changed for the life span of that entity manager.
*
* Properties set on the entity manager will override those similarly named
* properties set on the entity manager factory.
*
* Additional criteria is not supported with any native queries.
*
* @author Guy Pelletier
* @since EclipseLink 2.2
*/
@Target({TYPE})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface AdditionalCriteria {
/**
* (Required) The JPQL fragment to use as the additional criteria.
*/
String value();
}