Package org.eclipse.persistence.annotations

Annotation Type BasicCollection

@Target({METHOD,FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Deprecated
public @interface BasicCollection

Deprecated.

A BasicCollection is used to map an org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.DirectCollectionMapping, which stores a collection of simple types (String, Number, Date, etc.). It is used in conjunction with a CollectionTable which stores the value and a foreign key to the source object.

See Also:

• Converters may be used if the desired object type and the data type do not match.
• Convert
• Converter
• ObjectTypeConverter
• A BasicCollection can be specified on within an Entity, MappedSuperclass and Embeddable class.
• ElementCollection

Author:

Guy Pelletier

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
jakarta.persistence.FetchType	fetch	Deprecated. (Optional) Defines whether the value of the field or property should be lazily loaded or must be eagerly fetched.
jakarta.persistence.Column	valueColumn	Deprecated. (Optional) The name of the value column that holds the direct collection data.

Element Details

fetch

jakarta.persistence.FetchType fetch

Deprecated.

(Optional) Defines whether the value of the field or property should be lazily loaded or must be eagerly fetched. The EAGER strategy is a requirement on the persistence provider runtime that the value must be eagerly fetched. The LAZY strategy is a hint to the persistence provider runtime. If not specified, defaults to LAZY.

Default:

LAZY

valueColumn

jakarta.persistence.Column valueColumn

Deprecated.

(Optional) The name of the value column that holds the direct collection data. Defaults to the property or field name.

Default:

@jakarta.persistence.Column