Package org.hibernate.annotations
Annotation Interface Type
Specifies a custom
UserType
for the annotated attribute mapping.
This annotation may be applied:
- directly to a property or field of an entity to specify the custom type of the property or field,
- indirectly, as a meta-annotation of an annotation type that is then applied to various properties and fields, or
- by default, via a registration.
For example, as an alternative to:
@Type(MonetaryAmountUserType.class) BigDecimal amount;
we may define an annotation type:
@Retention(RUNTIME) @Target({METHOD,FIELD}) @Type(MonetaryAmountUserType.class) public @interface MonetaryAmount {}
and then write:
@MonetaryAmount BigDecimal amount;
which is much cleaner.
The use of a UserType
is usually mutually exclusive with the
compositional approach of JavaType
and JdbcType
.
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Required Element Summary
Required Elements -
Optional Element Summary
Optional ElementsModifier and TypeOptional ElementDescriptionParameters to be injected into the custom type after it is instantiated.
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Element Details
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value
The class which implementsUserType
.
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parameters
Parameter[] parametersParameters to be injected into the custom type after it is instantiated. TheUserType
implementation must implementParameterizedType
to receive the parameters.- Default:
- {}
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