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SUMMARY: REQUIRED | OPTIONAL

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javax.persistence
Annotation Type SecondaryTables

@Target(value=TYPE) @Retention(value=RUNTIME) public @interface SecondaryTables

Specifies multiple secondary tables for an entity.

 Example 1: Multiple secondary tables assuming primary key columns are named the same in all tables.
 @Entity
 @Table(name="EMPLOYEE")
 @SecondaryTables({
 @SecondaryTable(name="EMP_DETAIL"),
 @SecondaryTable(name="EMP_HIST")
 })
 public class Employee { ... }
 
 Example 2: Multiple secondary tables with differently named primary key columns. 
 @Entity
 @Table(name="EMPLOYEE")
 @SecondaryTables({
 @SecondaryTable(name="EMP_DETAIL", 
 pkJoinColumns=@PrimaryKeyJoinColumn(name="EMPL_ID")),
 @SecondaryTable(name="EMP_HIST", 
 pkJoinColumns=@PrimaryKeyJoinColumn(name="EMPLOYEE_ID"))
 })
 public class Employee { ... }