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 *
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 */
package javax.persistence;

/**
 * Defines the types of primary key generation strategies.
 *
 * @see GeneratedValue
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
 */
public enum GenerationType {

    /**
     * Indicates that the persistence provider must assign
     * primary keys for the entity using an underlying
     * database table to ensure uniqueness.
     */
    TABLE,

    /**
     * Indicates that the persistence provider must assign
     * primary keys for the entity using a database sequence.
     */
    SEQUENCE,

    /**
     * Indicates that the persistence provider must assign
     * primary keys for the entity using a database identity column.
     */
    IDENTITY,

    /**
     * Indicates that the persistence provider should pick an
     * appropriate strategy for the particular database. The
     * AUTO generation strategy may expect a database
     * resource to exist, or it may attempt to create one. A vendor
     * may provide documentation on how to create such resources
     * in the event that it does not support schema generation
     * or cannot create the schema resource at runtime.
     */
    AUTO
}