- All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable,Comparable<GenerationType>,Constable
Defines strategies to generate identifiers for entity primary keys.
This enum is used with the GeneratedValue annotation to specify how database
identifiers should be automatically generated.
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Nested Class Summary
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum
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Enum Constant Summary
Enum Constants -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionstatic GenerationTypeReturns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.static GenerationType[]values()Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.
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Enum Constant Details
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IDENTITY
Uses a database IDENTITY column for ID generation. The database automatically assigns a unique value when a row is inserted. -
SEQUENCE
Uses a database sequence for ID generation. Requires additional configuration viaSequenceGenerator. -
TABLE
Uses a database table for ID generation. Requires additional configuration viaTableGenerator.
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Method Details
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values
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.- Returns:
- an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared
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valueOf
Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)- Parameters:
name- the name of the enum constant to be returned.- Returns:
- the enum constant with the specified name
- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException- if this enum class has no constant with the specified nameNullPointerException- if the argument is null
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