EclipseLink 2.3.2, build 'v20111125-r10461' API Reference

Package javax.persistence

Interface Summary
Cache Interface used to interact with the second-level cache.
EntityManager Interface used to interact with the persistence context.
EntityManagerFactory Interface used to interact with the entity manager factory for the persistence unit.
EntityTransaction Interface used to control transactions on resource-local entity managers.
Parameter<T> Type for query parameter objects.
PersistenceUnitUtil Utility interface between the application and the persistence provider managing the persistence unit.
PersistenceUtil Utility interface between the application and the persistence provider(s).
Query Interface used to control query execution.
Tuple Interface for extracting the elements of a query result tuple.
TupleElement<X> The TupleElement interface defines an element that is returned in a query result tuple.
TypedQuery<X> Interface used to control the execution of typed queries.
 

Class Summary
Persistence Bootstrap class that is used to obtain an EntityManagerFactory in Java SE environments.
 

Enum Summary
AccessType Is used with the Access annotation to specify an access type to be applied to an entity class, mapped superclass, or embeddable class, or to a specific attribute of such a class.
CacheRetrieveMode Used as the value of the javax.persistence.cache.retrieveMode property to specify the behavior when data is retrieved by the find methods and by queries.
CacheStoreMode Used as the value of the javax.persistence.cache.storeMode property to specify the behavior when data is read from the database and when data is committed into the database.
CascadeType Defines the set of cascadable operations that are propagated to the associated entity.
DiscriminatorType Defines supported types of the discriminator column.
EnumType Defines mapping for enumerated types.
FetchType Defines strategies for fetching data from the database.
FlushModeType Flush mode setting.
GenerationType Defines the types of primary key generation strategies.
InheritanceType Defines inheritance strategy options.
LockModeType Lock modes can be specified by means of passing a LockModeType argument to one of the EntityManager methods that take locks (lock, find, or refresh) or to the Query.setLockMode() or TypedQuery.setLockMode() method.
PersistenceContextType Specifies whether a transaction-scoped or extended persistence context is to be used in PersistenceContext.
PessimisticLockScope Defines the values of the javax.persistence.lock.scope property for pessimistic locking.
SharedCacheMode Specifies how the provider must use a second-level cache for the persistence unit.
TemporalType Type used to indicate a specific mapping of java.util.Date or java.util.Calendar.
ValidationMode The validation mode to be used by the provider for the persistence unit.
 

Exception Summary
EntityExistsException Thrown by the persistence provider when EntityManager.persist(Object) is called and the entity already exists.
EntityNotFoundException Thrown by the persistence provider when an entity reference obtained by EntityManager.getReference is accessed but the entity does not exist.
LockTimeoutException Thrown by the persistence provider when an pessimistic locking conflict occurs that does not result in transaction rollback.
NonUniqueResultException Thrown by the persistence provider when Query.getSingleResult() or TypedQuery.getSingleResult() is executed on a query and there is more than one result from the query.
NoResultException Thrown by the persistence provider when Query.getSingleResult() or TypedQuery.getSingleResult()is executed on a query and there is no result to return.
OptimisticLockException Thrown by the persistence provider when an optimistic locking conflict occurs.
PersistenceException Thrown by the persistence provider when a problem occurs.
PessimisticLockException Thrown by the persistence provider when an pessimistic locking conflict occurs.
QueryTimeoutException Thrown by the persistence provider when a query times out and only the statement is rolled back.
RollbackException Thrown by the persistence provider when EntityTransaction.commit() fails.
TransactionRequiredException Thrown by the persistence provider when a transaction is required but is not active.
 

Annotation Types Summary
Access Used to specify an access type to be applied to an entity class, mapped superclass, or embeddable class, or to a specific attribute of such a class.
AssociationOverride Used to override a mapping for an entity relationship.
AssociationOverrides Used to override mappings of multiple relationship properties or fields.
AttributeOverride Used to override the mapping of a Basic (whether explicit or default) property or field or Id property or field.
AttributeOverrides Used to override mappings of multiple properties or fields.
Basic The simplest type of mapping to a database column.
Cacheable Specifies whether an entity should be cached if caching is enabled when the value of the persistence.xml caching element is ENABLE_SELECTIVE or DISABLE_SELECTIVE.
CollectionTable Specifies the table that is used for the mapping of collections of basic or embeddable types.
Column Is used to specify the mapped column for a persistent property or field.
ColumnResult References name of a column in the SELECT clause of a SQL query - i.e., column alias, if applicable.
DiscriminatorColumn Specifies the discriminator column for the SINGLE_TABLE and JOINED Inheritance mapping strategies.
DiscriminatorValue Specifies the value of the discriminator column for entities of the given type.
ElementCollection Defines a collection of instances of a basic type or embeddable class.
Embeddable Defines a class whose instances are stored as an intrinsic part of an owning entity and share the identity of the entity.
Embedded Specifies a persistent field or property of an entity whose value is an instance of an embeddable class.
EmbeddedId Applied to a persistent field or property of an entity class or mapped superclass to denote a composite primary key that is an embeddable class.
Entity Specifies that the class is an entity.
EntityListeners Specifies the callback listener classes to be used for an entity or mapped superclass.
EntityResult Used to map the SELECT clause of a SQL query to an entity result.
Enumerated Specifies that a persistent property or field should be persisted as a enumerated type.
ExcludeDefaultListeners Specifies that the invocation of default listeners is to be excluded for the entity class (or mapped superclass) and its subclasses.
ExcludeSuperclassListeners Specifies that the invocation of superclass listeners is to be excluded for the entity class (or mapped superclass) and its subclasses.
FieldResult Is used to map the columns specified in the SELECT list of the query to the properties or fields of the entity class.
GeneratedValue Provides for the specification of generation strategies for the values of primary keys.
Id Specifies the primary key of an entity.
IdClass Specifies a composite primary key class that is mapped to multiple fields or properties of the entity.
Inheritance Defines the inheritance strategy to be used for an entity class hierarchy.
JoinColumn Specifies a column for joining an entity association or element collection.
JoinColumns Defines mapping for composite foreign keys.
JoinTable Used in the mapping of associations.
Lob Specifies that a persistent property or field should be persisted as a large object to a database-supported large object type.
ManyToMany Defines a many-valued association with many-to-many multiplicity.
ManyToOne Defines a single-valued association to another entity class that has many-to-one multiplicity.
MapKey Specifies the map key for associations of type java.util.Map when the map key is itself the primary key or a persistent field or property of the entity that is the value of the map.
MapKeyClass Specifies the type of the map key for associations of type java.util.Map.
MapKeyColumn Specifies the mapping for the key column of a map whose map key is a basic type.
MapKeyEnumerated Specifies the enum type for a map key whose basic type is an enumerated type.
MapKeyJoinColumn Specifies a mapping to an entity that is a map key.
MapKeyJoinColumns Supports composite map keys that reference entities.
MapKeyTemporal This annotation must be specified for persistent map keys of type Date and Calendar.
MappedSuperclass Designates a class whose mapping information is applied to the entities that inherit from it.
MapsId Designates a ManyToOne or OneToOne relationship attribute that provides the mapping for an EmbeddedId primary key, an attribute within an EmbeddedId primary key, or a simple primary key of the parent entity.
NamedNativeQueries Used to specify multiple native SQL named queries.
NamedNativeQuery Specifies a named native SQL query.
NamedQueries Specifies multiple named Java Persistence query language queries.
NamedQuery Specifies a static, named query in the Java Persistence query language.
OneToMany Defines a many-valued association with one-to-many multiplicity.
OneToOne Defines a single-valued association to another entity that has one-to-one multiplicity.
OrderBy Specifies the ordering of the elements of a collection valued association or element collection at the point when the association or collection is retrieved.
OrderColumn Specifies a column that is used to maintain the persistent order of a list.
PersistenceContext Expresses a dependency on a container-managed EntityManager and its associated persistence context.
PersistenceContexts Declares one or more PersistenceContext annotations.
PersistenceProperty Describes a single container or persistence provider property.
PersistenceUnit Expresses a dependency on an EntityManagerFactory and its associated persistence unit.
PersistenceUnits Declares one or more PersistenceUnit annotations.
PostLoad Is used to specify callback methods for the corresponding lifecycle event.
PostPersist Is used to specify callback methods for the corresponding lifecycle event.
PostRemove Is used to specify callback methods for the corresponding lifecycle event.
PostUpdate Is used to specify callback methods for the corresponding lifecycle event.
PrePersist Is used to specify callback methods for the corresponding lifecycle event.
PreRemove Is used to specify callback methods for the corresponding lifecycle event.
PreUpdate Is used to specify callback methods for the corresponding lifecycle event.
PrimaryKeyJoinColumn Specifies a primary key column that is used as a foreign key to join to another table.
PrimaryKeyJoinColumns Groups PrimaryKeyJoinColumn annotations.
QueryHint Used to supply a query property or hint to the NamedQuery or NamedNativeQuery annotation.
SecondaryTable Specifies a secondary table for the annotated entity class.
SecondaryTables Specifies multiple secondary tables for an entity.
SequenceGenerator Defines a primary key generator that may be referenced by name when a generator element is specified for the GeneratedValue annotation.
SqlResultSetMapping Specifies the mapping of the result of a native SQL query.
SqlResultSetMappings Is used to define one or more SqlResultSetMapping annotations.
Table Specifies the primary table for the annotated entity.
TableGenerator Defines a primary key generator that may be referenced by name when a generator element is specified for the GeneratedValue annotation.
Temporal This annotation must be specified for persistent fields or properties of type java.util.Date and java.util.Calendar.
Transient Specifies that the property or field is not persistent.
UniqueConstraint Specifies that a unique constraint is to be included in the generated DDL for a primary or secondary table.
Version Specifies the version field or property of an entity class that serves as its optimistic lock value.
 


EclipseLink 2.3.2, build 'v20111125-r10461' API Reference