api/src/main/java/javax/jdo/annotations/Element.java

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package javax.jdo.annotations;

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

import javax.jdo.AttributeConverter;
import javax.jdo.AttributeConverter.UseDefault;

/**
 * Annotation for the element of a collection/array relation.
 * Corresponds to the xml element "element".
 * 
 * @version 2.1
 * @since 2.1
 */
@Target({ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE, ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD}) 
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Element
{
    /**
     * Types of the elements. This can be determined if using JDK1.5 generics
     * but is required otherwise. Multiple types can be specified if the
     * implementation supports multiple types.
     * @return the types of elements
     */
    Class<?>[] types() default {};

    /**
     * Whether the element is to be stored serialized (into a join table)
     * @return whether the element is to be stored serialized 
     * (into a join table)
     */
    String serialized() default "";

    /** Whether this element is embedded. 
     * @return whether this element is embedded
     */
    String embedded() default "";

    /**
     * The embedded mapping for the element.
     * @return the embedded mapping for the element
     */
    Embedded[] embeddedMapping() default {};

    /**
     * Whether the element is dependent on the owner, and will be deleted 
     * when the owner is deleted.
     * @return whether the element is dependent on the owner, and will be 
     * deleted when the owner is deleted
     */
    String dependent() default "";

    /**
     * Name of the table for the element.
     * @return name of the table for the element
     */
    String table() default "";

    /**
     * Name of the column to store the element in.
     * @return name of the column to store the element in
     */
    String column() default "";

    /**
     * Delete action to apply to any foreign key for the element.
     * @return delete action to apply to any foreign key for the element
     */
    ForeignKeyAction deleteAction() default ForeignKeyAction.UNSPECIFIED;

    /**
     * Update action to apply to any foreign key for the element
     * @return update action to apply to any foreign key for the element
     */
    ForeignKeyAction updateAction() default ForeignKeyAction.UNSPECIFIED;

    /**
     * Whether the value column(s) should be indexed.
     * @return whether the value column(s) should be indexed.
     */
    String indexed() default "";

    /** The name of the index to generate. 
     * @return the name of the index
     */
    String index() default "";

    /**
     * Whether a unique constraint should be generated or assumed.
     * @return whether a unique constraint should be generated or assumed
     */
    String unique() default "";

    /**
     * The name of the unique key constraint to generate.
     * @return the name of the unique key constraint
     */
    String uniqueKey() default "";

    /**
     * Name of the member in the target class that forms a bidirectional 
     * relationship with this member. 
     * @return name of the member in the target class that forms a bidirectional 
     * relationship with this member
     */
    String mappedBy() default "";

    /**
     * The column(s) for the element.
     * @return the column(s) for the element
     */
    Column[] columns() default {};

    /** Generate or assume a foreign key constraint exists on the column
     * or columns associated with this join. Specify "true" or "false".
     * @return whether to generate or assume a primary key constraint
     */
    String generateForeignKey() default "";

    /** Name for a generated foreign key constraint.
     * @return the name of the generated foreign key constraint
     */
    String foreignKey() default "";

	/**
	 * Optional {@link AttributeConverter} to use for converting this element.
	 * @return The converter class (or NullAttributeConverter if not specified).
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
	Class<? extends AttributeConverter> converter() default UseDefault.class; // TODO Current JDK doesn't allow "default null"

	/**
	 * Whether we should disable any converter that was specified as default for this type on the PMF.
	 * Only has any effect when this is explicitly set to true, when any AttributeConverter specified for this type
	 * either here or for the class or at the PMF will be ignored and will use the JDO implementation default handling.
	 * @return Whether PMF attribute conversion is to be disabled.
	 */
	boolean useDefaultConversion() default false; // TODO Current JDK doesn't allow "default null"

    /** Vendor extensions.
     * @return the vendor extensions
     */
    Extension[] extensions() default {};
}