Package jakarta.persistence
Enum Class InheritanceType
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
,Comparable<InheritanceType>
,Constable
Defines inheritance strategy options.
- Since:
- 1.0
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Nested Class Summary
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum
Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>
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Enum Constant Summary
Enum ConstantDescriptionA strategy in which fields that are specific to a subclass are mapped to a separate table than the fields that are common to the parent class, and a join is performed to instantiate the subclass.A single table per class hierarchy.A table per concrete entity class. -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionstatic InheritanceType
Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.static InheritanceType[]
values()
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.
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Enum Constant Details
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SINGLE_TABLE
A single table per class hierarchy. -
TABLE_PER_CLASS
A table per concrete entity class. -
JOINED
A strategy in which fields that are specific to a subclass are mapped to a separate table than the fields that are common to the parent class, and a join is performed to instantiate the subclass.
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Method Details
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values
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.- Returns:
- an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared
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valueOf
Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)- Parameters:
name
- the name of the enum constant to be returned.- Returns:
- the enum constant with the specified name
- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if this enum class has no constant with the specified nameNullPointerException
- if the argument is null
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