@Target(value={TYPE,METHOD,FIELD})
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface SequenceGenerator

 Example:
 @SequenceGenerator(name="EMP_SEQ", allocationSize=25)
 

Since:

Java Persistence 1.0

• Required Element Summary

  Required Elements

  Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
  String	name (Required) A unique generator name that can be referenced by one or more classes to be the generator for primary key values.

• Optional Element Summary

  Optional Elements

  Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
  int	allocationSize (Optional) The amount to increment by when allocating sequence numbers from the sequence.
  String	catalog (Optional) The catalog of the sequence generator.
  int	initialValue (Optional) The value from which the sequence object is to start generating.
  String	schema (Optional) The schema of the sequence generator.
  String	sequenceName (Optional) The name of the database sequence object from which to obtain primary key values.

• Element Detail

  • name

    public abstract String name

    (Required) A unique generator name that can be referenced by one or more classes to be the generator for primary key values.

• • sequenceName

    public abstract String sequenceName

    (Optional) The name of the database sequence object from which to obtain primary key values.

    Defaults to a provider-chosen value.

    Default:

    ""

• • catalog

    public abstract String catalog

    (Optional) The catalog of the sequence generator.

    Since:

    Java Persistence 2.0

    Default:

    ""

• • schema

    public abstract String schema

    (Optional) The schema of the sequence generator.

    Since:

    Java Persistence 2.0

    Default:

    ""

• • initialValue

    public abstract int initialValue

    (Optional) The value from which the sequence object is to start generating.

    Default:

    1

• • allocationSize

    public abstract int allocationSize

    (Optional) The amount to increment by when allocating sequence numbers from the sequence.

    Default:

    50