@Retention(CLASS) @Target({FIELD})
public @interface OneToMany
Maps a collection of related entities using a join table or an inverse mappedBy field.
Methods
public abstract FetchType fetch() default FetchType.LAZY | Controls relationship initialization. |
public abstract CascadeType[] cascade() default {} | Chooses operations to propagate to related entities. |
public abstract String mappedBy() default "" | Names the owning Java relationship field on the target entity. |
public abstract boolean orphanRemoval() default false | Deletes a related entity removed from this one-to-one or one-to-many association at flush. |
Method details
fetch
public abstract FetchType fetch() default FetchType.LAZYControls relationship initialization.
Returns
fetch policy; EAGER for to-one and LAZY for collections by default
cascade
public abstract CascadeType[] cascade() default {}Chooses operations to propagate to related entities.
Returns
cascade operations; empty by default
mappedBy
public abstract String mappedBy() default ""Names the owning Java relationship field on the target entity.
Returns
owning field name, or empty for the owning side
orphanRemoval
public abstract boolean orphanRemoval() default falseDeletes a related entity removed from this one-to-one or one-to-many association at flush.
Returns
true to delete orphans; false by default