/*
* Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
*
* License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later.
* See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.
*/
package org.hibernate.boot.model.source.spi;
/**
* Describes the nature of plural attribute indexes in terms of relational implications.
*
* @author Steve Ebersole
*/
public enum PluralAttributeIndexNature {
/**
* A sequential array/list index
*/
SEQUENTIAL,
/**
* The collection indexes are basic, simple values.
*/
BASIC,
/**
* The map key is an aggregated composite
*/
AGGREGATE,
/**
* The map key is an association identified by a column(s) on the collection table.
*/
MANY_TO_MANY,
/**
* The map key is represented by a Hibernate ANY mapping
*/
MANY_TO_ANY
}