在JPA中,實體繼承關系的映射策略共有三種:單表繼承策略(table per class)、Joined策略(table per subclass)和Table_PER_Class策略。
1.單表繼承策略
單表繼承策略,父類實體和子類實體共用一張數據庫表,在表中通過一列辨別字段來區別不同類別的實體。具體做法如下:
a.在父類實體的@Entity注解下添加如下的注解:
@Inheritance(Strategy=InheritanceType.SINGLE_TABLE)
@DiscriminatorColumn(name=”辨別字段列名”)
@DiscriminatorValue(父類實體辨別字段列值)
b.在子類實體的@Entity注解下添加如下的注解:
@DiscriminatorValue(子類實體辨別字段列值)
定義了一個父類
- @Entity
- @Inheritance(strategy = InheritanceType.SINGLE_TABLE)
- @Table(name = "WINDOW_FILE")
- @DiscriminatorColumn(name = "DISCRIMINATOR", discriminatorType = DiscriminatorType.STRING, length = 30)
- @DiscriminatorValue("WindowFile")
- public class WindowFile {
- @Id
- @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
- private Integer id;
- @Basic
- @Column(name = "NAME")
- private String name;
- @Basic
- @Column(name = "TYPE")
- private String type;
- @Basic
- @Column(name = "DATE")
- private Date date;
- //省略get set
- }
后定義2個子類
- @Entity
- @DiscriminatorValue("Folder")
- public class Folder extends WindowFile {
- @Basic
- @Column(name = "FILE_COUNT")
- private Integer fileCount;
- //省略get set
- }
- @Entity
- @DiscriminatorValue("Document")
- public class Document extends WindowFile {
- @Basic
- @Column(name = "SIZE")
- private String size;
- //省略get set
- }
以上通過列DISCRIMINATOR的不同,區分具體父子實體。
實際表結構如下:
WINDOW_FILE DISCRIMINATOR,ID,NAME,DATE,TYPE,SIZE,FILE_COUNT
當你使用WindowFile實體時,實際表的字段為DISCRIMINATOR='WindowFile',SIZE與FILE_COUNT永遠是空
當使用Folder實體時,DISCRIMINATOR='Folder',SIZE永遠是空,FILE_COUNT為實際值。
Document同理,與Folder類似。
2.Joined策略
父類實體和子類實體分別對應數據庫中不同的表,子類實體的表中只存在其擴展的特殊屬性,父類的公共屬性保存在父類實體映射表中。具體做法:
@Inheritance(Strategy=InheritanceType.JOINED)
子類實體不需要特殊說明。
- @Entity
- @Table(name = "T_ANIMAL")
- @Inheritance(strategy = InheritanceType.JOINED)
- public class Animal {
- @Id
- @Column(name = "ID")
- @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
- private Integer id;
- @Column(name = "NAME")
- private String name;
- @Column(name = "COLOR")
- private String color;
- //省略get set
- }
- @Entity
- @Table(name = "T_BIRD")
- @PrimaryKeyJoinColumn(name = "BIRD_ID")
- public class Bird extends Animal {
- @Column(name = "SPEED")
- private String speed;
- //省略get set
- }
- @Entity
- @Table(name = "T_DOG")
- @PrimaryKeyJoinColumn(name = "DOG_ID")
- public class Dog extends Animal {
- @Column(name = "LEGS")
- private Integer legs;
- //省略get set
- }
實際表結構如下:
T_ANIMAL ID,COLOR,NAME
T_BIRD SPEED,BIRD(既是外鍵,也是主鍵)
T_DOG LEGS,DOG_ID(既是外鍵,也是主鍵)
3.Table_PER_Class策略:
Table_PER_Class策略,父類實體和子類實體每個類分別對應一張數據庫中的表,子類表中保存所有屬性,包括從父類實體中繼承的屬性。具體做法:
只需在父類實體的@Entity注解下添加如下注解:
@Inheritance(Strategy=InheritanceType.TABLE_PER_CLASS)
- @Entity
- @Inheritance(strategy = InheritanceType.TABLE_PER_CLASS)
- @Table(name = "T_VEHICLE")
- public class Vehicle { // 基類
- @Id
- // @GeneratedValue
- @Column(name = "ID")
- private Integer id;
- @Column(name = "SPEED")
- private Integer speed;// 速度
- //省略get set
- }
- @Entity
- @Table(name = "T_CAR")
- public class Car extends Vehicle {
- @Column(name = "ENGINE")
- private String engine;// 發動機
- //省略get set
- }
一旦使用這種策略就意味着你不能使用AUTO generator 和IDENTITY generator,即主鍵值不能采用數據庫自動生成。
實際表結構如下:
T_VEHICLE ID,SPEED
T_CAR ID,SPEED,ENGINE