descriptor.customizer

Use eclipselink.descriptor.customizer as a prefix for a property to configure a DescriptorCustomizer. Use this class's customize method, which takes an org.eclipse.persistence.descriptors.ClassDescriptor, to programmatically access advanced EclipseLink descriptor and mapping API for the descriptor associated with the JPA entity.

Values

Table 5-32 describes this persistence property's values.

Table 5-32 Valid Values for descriptor.customizer

Value	Description
name	Full name for a class which implements `DescriptorCustomizer`

Usage

You cannot use multiple descriptor customizers.

Examples

Example 5-20 shows how to use this property in the peristence.xml file.

Example 5-20 Using descriptor.customizer in persistence.xml

<property name="eclipselink.descriptor.customizer.Order" value="acme.sessions.MyDescriptorCustomizer"/>

Example 5-21 shows how to use this property with a property map.

Example 5-21 Using descriptor.customizer in a Property Map

import org.eclipse.persistence.config.PersistenceUnitProperties;
propertiesMap.put(PersistenceUnitProperties.DESCRIPTOR_CUSTOMIZER+".Order", "acme.sessions.MyDescriptorCustomizer");

See Also

For more information, see:

Understanding EclipseLink
Section 8.1, "Entity" in the JPA Specification
http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=220