//$Id: OneToMany.java 11282 2007-03-14 22:05:59Z epbernard $
//EJB3 Specification Copyright 2004-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
package javax.persistence;

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

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
import static javax.persistence.FetchType.*;

/**
 * Defines a many-valued association with one-to-many multiplicity.
 *
 * If the collection is defined using generics to specify the element type,
 * the associated target entity type need not be specified; otherwise the target
 * entity class must be specified.
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 */
@Target({METHOD, FIELD}) @Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface OneToMany {
	/**
	 * The entity class that is the target of the association. Optional only if the collection
	 * property is defined using Java generics. Must be specified otherwise.
	 *
	 * Defaults to the parameterized type of the collection when defined using generics.
	 */
	Class targetEntity() default void.class;
	/**
	 * The operations that must be cascaded to the target of the association.
	 *
	 * Defaults to no operations being cascaded.
	 */
	CascadeType[] cascade() default {};
	/**
	 * Whether the association should be lazily loaded or must be eagerly fetched.
	 * The EAGER strategy is a requirement on the persistenceprovider runtime that the
	 * associatedentities must be eagerly fetched. The LAZY strategy is a hint to the
	 * persistence provider runtime.
	 */
	FetchType fetch() default LAZY;
	/**
	 * The field that owns the relationship. Required unless the relationship is unidirectional.
	 */
	String mappedBy() default "";
}