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 * Copyright 2014 the original author or authors.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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package leap.orm.annotation;

import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Repeatable;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

@Target({ElementType.TYPE,ElementType.FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Repeatable(ManyToManys.class)
@ARelation
public @interface ManyToMany {

    /**
     * Same as {@link #target()}.
     */
    Class<?> value() default void.class;
	
	/**
	 * The relation name, i.e. <code>categories</code>.
	 */
	String name() default "";

    /**
     * The entity class that is the target of the association.
     *
     * <p> Defaults to the type of the field or property that stores the association.
     */
	Class<?> target() default void.class;
	
	/**
	 * The join entity class of the association.
	 */
	Class<?> joinEntityType() default void.class;
	
	/**
	 * The join table's name of the association.
	 */
	String joinTableName() default "";

}