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 *
 * Contributors:
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
package javax.persistence;

/**
 * Defines inheritance strategy options.
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
 */
public enum InheritanceType {

    /** A single table per class hierarchy. */
    SINGLE_TABLE,

    /** A table per concrete entity class. */
    TABLE_PER_CLASS,

    /** 
     * A strategy in which fields that are specific to a 
     * subclass are mapped to a separate table than the fields 
     * that are common to the parent class, and a join is 
     * performed to instantiate the subclass.
     */
    JOINED
}