javax.persistence
Annotation Type JoinTable

@Target(value={METHOD,FIELD})
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface JoinTable

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.

Since:

EJB 3.0 version.

Author:

Florent Benoit

See Also:

EJB 3.0 specification

Optional Element Summary

String	catalog (Optional) The catalog of the table.
JoinColumn[]	inverseJoinColumns (Optional) The foreign key columns of the join table which reference the primary table of the entity that does not own the association (i.e.
JoinColumn[]	joinColumns (Optional) The foreign key columns of the join table which reference the primary table of the entity owning the association (i.e.
String	name (Optional) The name of the join table.
String	schema (Optional) The schema of the table.
UniqueConstraint[]	uniqueConstraints (Optional) Unique constraints that are to be placed on the table.

name

public abstract String name

(Optional) The name of the join table.

Default:

""

catalog

public abstract String catalog

(Optional) The catalog of the table.

Default:

""

schema

public abstract String schema

(Optional) The schema of the table.

Default:

""

joinColumns

public abstract JoinColumn[] joinColumns

(Optional) The foreign key columns of the join table which reference the primary table of the entity owning the association (i.e. the owning side of the association).

Default:

{}

inverseJoinColumns

public abstract JoinColumn[] inverseJoinColumns

(Optional) The foreign key columns of the join table which reference the primary table of the entity that does not own the association (i.e. the inverse side of the association).

Default:

{}

uniqueConstraints

public abstract UniqueConstraint[] uniqueConstraints

(Optional) Unique constraints that are to be placed on the table. These are only used if table generation is in effect.

Default:

{}