001/*
002 * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2011 Oracle, Inc. All rights reserved.
003 *
004 * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
005 * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 and Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0
006 * which accompanies this distribution.  The Eclipse Public License is available
007 * at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html and the Eclipse Distribution License
008 * is available at http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
009 */
010package javax.persistence;
011
012/**
013 * Defines mapping for enumerated types.  The constants of this
014 * enumerated type specify how a persistent property or
015 * field of an enumerated type should be persisted.
016 *
017 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
018 */
019public enum EnumType {
020  /**
021   * Persist enumerated type property or field as an integer.
022   */
023  ORDINAL,
024
025  /**
026   * Persist enumerated type property or field as a string.
027   */
028  STRING
029}