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/*
 * Copyright 2010 Bull S.A.S.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package javax.persistence;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import static javax.persistence.InheritanceType.SINGLE_TABLE;

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

/**
 * The JoinTable annotation is used in the mapping of associations. A JoinTable
 * annotation is specified on the owning side of a many-to-many association, or
 * in a unidirectional one-to-many association.
 * @see JPA 2.0 specification
 * @author Florent Benoit
 * @since JPA 1.0 version.
 */
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Inheritance {

    /**
     * (Optional) The inheritance strategy to use for the entity inheritance
     * hierarchy.
     */
    InheritanceType strategy() default SINGLE_TABLE;
}