net.java.ao.schema

Annotation Type StringLength

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value=METHOD)
public @interface StringLength

Explicitly specifies the maximum length, in characters, of the underlying database column corresponding to the method in question. This is valid for accessors of type String, and is ignored for all other types. The value can be a positive integer or UNLIMITED; an unlimited-length string is stored as the corresponding "long string" database type (TEXT, CLOB, etc. depending on the database provider).

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Fields and Description
static int	MAX_LENGTH
static int	UNLIMITED

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
int	value Specifies the maximum length of the database column in characters.

Field Detail

MAX_LENGTH

public static final int MAX_LENGTH

UNLIMITED

public static final int UNLIMITED

Element Detail

value

public abstract int value

Specifies the maximum length of the database column in characters. This can be a positive integer or UNLIMITED.