public enum GenerationType

  1. Object
  2. Enum<GenerationType>
  3. GenerationType

ImplementsComparable<GenerationType>

Identifier generation strategies for a single identifier field.

Enum constants

IDENTITYUses a database-generated integral identity.
UUIDAssigns a generated UUID string.
SEQUENCEUses a native PostgreSQL sequence, or the portable sequence table on other backends.
TABLEAllocates integral identifiers using the portable sequence table.

Methods

public static GenerationType[] values()
public static GenerationType valueOf(String name)

Inherited methods

From Enum

clone, setEnumValues, getEnumValues, valueOf, equals, hashCode, toString, compareTo, name, ordinal, getDeclaringClass

From Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum constant details

IDENTITY

IDENTITY
Uses a database-generated integral identity.

UUID

UUID
Assigns a generated UUID string.

SEQUENCE

SEQUENCE
Uses a native PostgreSQL sequence, or the portable sequence table on other backends.

TABLE

TABLE
Allocates integral identifiers using the portable sequence table.

Method details

values

public static GenerationType[] values()

valueOf

public static GenerationType valueOf(String name)