jakarta.persistence.MapKeyEnumerated

Specifies the enum type for a map key whose basic type is an enumerated type.

The MapKeyEnumerated annotation can be applied to an element collection or relationship of type Map<K,V>, in conjunction with the ElementCollection, OneToMany, or ManyToMany annotation. If the enumerated type is not specified or the MapKeyEnumerated annotation is not used, the enumerated type is assumed to be ORDINAL.

Example:

 public enum ProjectStatus {COMPLETE, DELAYED, CANCELLED, IN_PROGRESS}

 public enum SalaryRate {JUNIOR, SENIOR, MANAGER, EXECUTIVE}

 @Entity
 public class Employee {
     @ManyToMany
     public Projects getProjects() { ... }
       
     @OneToMany
     @MapKeyEnumerated(STRING)
     public Map getEmployees() { ... }
     ...
 }

See Also:

ElementCollection

OneToMany

ManyToMany

Since:

Jakarta Persistence (JPA) 2.0