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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2011 Oracle, Inc. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
 * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 and Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution.  The Eclipse Public License is available
 * at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html and the Eclipse Distribution License
 * is available at http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
 */
package javax.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

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

/**
 * This annotation must be specified for persistent map keys of type
 * {@link java.util.Date} and {@link java.util.Calendar}. It may only be
 * specified for map keys of these types.
 *
 *  The MapKeyTemporal annotation can be applied to an
 * element collection or relationship of type java.util.Map
 * in conjunction with the ElementCollection,
 * OneToMany, or ManyToMany annotation.
 *
 * 
 *     Example:
 *
 *     @OneToMany
 *     @MapKeyTemporal(DATE)
 *     protected java.util.Map<java.util.Date, Employee> employees;
 * 
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 2.0
 */
@Target({METHOD, FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface MapKeyTemporal {

    /** (Required) The type used in mapping
     * java.util.Date or
     * java.util.Calendar.
     */
    TemporalType value();
}