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// $Id: JoinTable.java 17752 2009-10-15 01:19:21Z [email protected] $
// EJB3 Specification Copyright 2004-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
package javax.persistence;

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

/**
 * Used in the mapping of associations. It is specified on the
 * owning side of an association.
 *
 *  A join table is typically used in the mapping of many-to-many
 * and unidirectional one-to-many associations. It may also be used to
 * map bidirectional many-to-one/one-to-many associations,
 * unidirectional many-to-one relationships, and one-to-one
 * associations (both bidirectional and unidirectional).
 *
 *
When a join table is used in mapping a relationship with an
 *embeddable class on the owning side of the relationship, the
 *containing entity rather than the embeddable class is considered the
 *owner of the relationship.
 *
 * 
 If the JoinTable annotation is missing, the
 * default values of the annotation elements apply.
 * The name of the join table is assumed to be the table names of the
 * associated primary tables concatenated together (owning side
 * first) using an underscore.
 *
 * 
 *
 *    Example:
 *
 *    @JoinTable(
 *        name="CUST_PHONE",
 *        joinColumns=
 *            @JoinColumn(name="CUST_ID", referencedColumnName="ID"),
 *        inverseJoinColumns=
 *            @JoinColumn(name="PHONE_ID", referencedColumnName="ID")
 *    )
 * 
 *
 * @see JoinColumn
 * @see JoinColumns
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
 */
@Target({METHOD, FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)

public @interface JoinTable {

    /**
     * (Optional) The name of the join table.
     *
     *  Defaults to the concatenated names of
     * the two associated primary entity tables,
     * separated by an underscore.
     */
    String name() default "";

    /** (Optional) The catalog of the table.
     * 
 Defaults to the default catalog.
     */
    String catalog() default "";

    /** (Optional) The schema of the table.
     * 
 Defaults to the default schema for user.
     */
    String schema() default "";

    /**
     * (Optional) The foreign key columns
     * of the join table which reference the
     * primary table of the entity owning the
     * association. (I.e. the owning side of
     * the association).
     *
     * 
 Uses the same defaults as for {@link JoinColumn}.
     */
    JoinColumn[] joinColumns() default {};

    /**
     * (Optional) The foreign key columns
     * of the join table which reference the
     * primary table of the entity that does
     * not own the association. (I.e. the
     * inverse side of the association).
     *
     * 
 Uses the same defaults as for {@link JoinColumn}.
     */
    JoinColumn[] inverseJoinColumns() default {};

    /**
     * (Optional) Unique constraints that are
     * to be placed on the table. These are
     * only used if table generation is in effect.
     *  Defaults to no additional constraints.
     */
    UniqueConstraint[] uniqueConstraints() default {};
}