Enum Class InheritanceType

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<InheritanceType>
javax.persistence.InheritanceType
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<InheritanceType>, Constable

public enum InheritanceType extends Enum<InheritanceType>
Defines inheritance strategy options.
Since:
Java Persistence 1.0
  • Enum Constant Details

    • SINGLE_TABLE

      public static final InheritanceType SINGLE_TABLE
      A single table per class hierarchy.
    • TABLE_PER_CLASS

      public static final InheritanceType TABLE_PER_CLASS
      A table per concrete entity class.
    • JOINED

      public static final InheritanceType 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.
  • Method Details

    • values

      public static InheritanceType[] 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
    • valueOf

      public static InheritanceType valueOf(String name)
      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 name
      NullPointerException - if the argument is null