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*
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* is available at http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
*/
package javax.persistence;
import java.lang.annotation.
Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.
Target;
import static java.lang.annotation.
ElementType.
FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.
ElementType.
METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.
RetentionPolicy.
RUNTIME;
/**
* Specifies the primary key of an entity.
* The field or property to which the <code>Id</code> annotation is applied
* should be one of the following types: any Java primitive type;
* any primitive wrapper type;
* <code>String</code>;
* <code>java.util.Date</code>;
* <code>java.sql.Date</code>;
* <code>java.math.BigDecimal</code>;
* <code>java.math.BigInteger</code>.
*
* <p>The mapped column for the primary key of the entity is assumed
* to be the primary key of the primary table. If no <code>Column</code> annotation
* is specified, the primary key column name is assumed to be the name
* of the primary key property or field.
*
* <pre>
* Example:
*
* @Id
* public Long getId() { return id; }
* </pre>
*
* @see Column
* @see GeneratedValue
*
* @since Java Persistence 1.0
*/
@
Target({
METHOD,
FIELD})
@
Retention(
RUNTIME)
public @interface
Id {
}