[hibernate-issues] [Hibernate-JIRA] Created: (ANN-691) Allow @GeneratedValue-like feature on the TYPE level

[Paul Benedict (JIRA)]

Allow @GeneratedValue-like feature on the TYPE level
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                 Key: ANN-691
                 URL: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/ANN-691
             Project: Hibernate Annotations
          Issue Type: Improvement
    Affects Versions: 3.3.0.ga
            Reporter: Paul Benedict


I have a generic hierarchy annotated as a @MappedSuperclass and a generic getId() method annotated as @Id. I use generics to specify the type, but I do not want to specify the generation strategy until the subclass.

Since @GeneratedValue can only be applied to a FIELD or METHOD, there is no way to say it in Hibernate at the class level, which I think is a valuable extension. Since there can only be one ID per class, it makes sense allowing a look-a-like annotation at the TYPE level too.

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