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package org.hibernate.annotations;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PACKAGE;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**

 * Defines @Any and @manyToAny metadata

 *

 * @author Emmanuel Bernard

 */

@java.lang.annotation.Target( { PACKAGE, TYPE, METHOD, FIELD } )

@Retention( RUNTIME )

public @interface AnyMetaDef {

        /**

         * If defined, assign a global meta definition name to be used in an @Any or @ManyToAny annotation

         * If not defined, the metadata applies to the current property or field

         */

        String name() default "";

        /**

         * meta discriminator Hibernate type

         */

        String metaType();

        /**

         * Hibernate type of the id column

         * @return

         */

        String idType();

        /**

         * Matching discriminator values with their respective entity

         */

        MetaValue[] metaValues();

}