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1: /*
2: * JOPA
3: * Copyright (C) 2024 Czech Technical University in Prague
4: *
5: * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6: * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
7: * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
8: * version 3.0 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9: *
10: * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11: * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12: * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13: * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14: *
15: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
16: * License along with this library.
17: */
18: package cz.cvut.kbss.jopa.model.annotations;
19:
20: import java.lang.annotation.*;
21:
22: /**
23: * Designates a class whose mapping information is applied to the entities that inherit from it.
24: * <p>
25: * A mapped superclass itself does not represent any ontological type.
26: * A class designated with the MappedSuperclass annotation can be mapped in the same way as an entity except that the mappings
27: * will apply only to its subclasses since no OWL class exists for the mapped superclass itself.
28: * When applied to the subclasses the inherited mappings will apply in the context of the subclass ontological types.
29: */
30: @Documented
31: @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
32: @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
33: public @interface MappedSuperclass {
34: }