Uses of Package
org.hibernate.annotations

Packages that use org.hibernate.annotations

Package	Description
org.hibernate.annotations	Package containing all the Hibernate specific annotations.
org.hibernate.boot.spi
org.hibernate.cfg	This package defines APIs for configuring Hibernate, and classes for building the Hibernate configuration-time metamodel.
org.hibernate.cfg.annotations
org.hibernate.tuple	This package defines a runtime metamodel for entities at the object level and abstracts the differences between the various entity modes.

Classes in org.hibernate.annotations used by org.hibernate.annotations

Class and Description
CacheConcurrencyStrategy Cache concurrency strategy.
CacheModeType Enumeration for the different interaction modes between the session and the Level 2 Cache.
CascadeType Cascade types (can override default JPA cascades).
FetchMode Fetch options on associations.
FlushModeType Enumeration extending javax.persistence flush modes.
GenerationTime At what time(s) will the generation occur?
LazyCollectionOption Lazy options available for a collection.
LazyToOneOption Lazy options available for a ToOne association.
NotFoundAction Possible actions when an associated entity is not found in the database.
OnDeleteAction Possible actions for on-delete.
OptimisticLockType Possible optimistic locking strategies.
PolymorphismType Type of available polymorphism for a particular entity.
ResultCheckStyle Possible styles of checking return codes on SQL INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE queries.
SortType Deprecated. Since Sort is deprecated.
SourceType Where should Hibernate retrieve the value from? From the database, or from the current JVM?
ValueGenerationType Marks an annotation type as a generator annotation type.

Classes in org.hibernate.annotations used by org.hibernate.boot.spi

Class and Description
AnyMetaDef Used to provide metadata about an Any or ManyToAny mapping.

Classes in org.hibernate.annotations used by org.hibernate.cfg

Class and Description
DiscriminatorFormula Used to apply a Hibernate formula (derived value) as the inheritance discriminator "column".
FetchProfile.FetchOverride Descriptor for a particular association override.
Formula Defines a formula (derived value) which is a SQL fragment that acts as a @Column alternative in most cases.
Index Deprecated. Using Index instead.
IndexColumn Deprecated. Prefer the standard JPA OrderColumn annotation and the Hibernate specific ListIndexBase (for replacing IndexColumn.base()).
JoinColumnOrFormula Allows joins based on column or a formula.
JoinFormula To be used as a replacement for @JoinColumn in most places.
SqlFragmentAlias Describe aliases for filters.

Classes in org.hibernate.annotations used by org.hibernate.cfg.annotations

Class and Description
BatchSize Defines size for batch loading of collections or lazy entities.
Cache Add caching strategy to a root entity or a collection.
CacheConcurrencyStrategy Cache concurrency strategy.
Entity Deprecated. See individual attributes for intended replacements. To be removed in 4.1
Filter Add filters to an entity or a target entity of a collection.
Index Deprecated. Using Index instead.
NamedNativeQueries A grouping of Hibernate-specific NamedNativeQuery definitions.
NamedNativeQuery Extends NamedNativeQuery with Hibernate features.
NamedQueries A grouping of Hibernate-specific NamedQuery definitions.
NamedQuery Extends NamedQuery with Hibernate features.
OrderBy Order a collection using SQL ordering (not HQL ordering).
Proxy Lazy and proxy configuration of a particular class.
Sort Deprecated. Use SortComparator or SortNatural instead depending on need.
SortComparator Specifies in-memory Set/Map sorting using a specified Comparator for sorting.
SortNatural Specifies in-memory Set/Map sorting using natural sorting.
Table Complementary information to a table either primary or secondary.
Tables A grouping of tables.
Type Defines a Hibernate type mapping.
Where Where clause to add to the element Entity or target entity of a collection.

Classes in org.hibernate.annotations used by org.hibernate.tuple

Class and Description
CreationTimestamp Marks a property as the creation timestamp of the containing entity.
Generated The annotated property is generated by the database.
GeneratorType Marks a property as generated, specifying the ValueGenerator type to be used for generating the value.
UpdateTimestamp Marks a property as the update timestamp of the containing entity.