src/javax/persistence/Transient.java

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+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 - 2013 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 and Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution.
+ * The Eclipse Public License is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ * and the Eclipse Distribution License is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
+ *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/ 
+package javax.persistence;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
+import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
+
+/**
+ * Specifies that the property or field is not persistent. It is used
+ * to annotate a property or field of an entity class, mapped
+ * superclass, or embeddable class.
+ *
+ * <pre>
+ *    Example:
+ *
+ *    &#064;Entity
+ *    public class Employee {
+ *        &#064;Id int id;
+ *        &#064;Transient User currentUser;
+ *        ...
+ *    }
+ * </pre>
+ *
+ * @since Java Persistence 1.0
+ */
+@Target({METHOD, FIELD})
+@Retention(RUNTIME)
+
+public @interface Transient {}