Package org.hibernate.annotations

Annotation Interface OnDelete

@Target({METHOD,FIELD,TYPE}) @Retention(RUNTIME) public @interface OnDelete
Specifies an on delete action for a foreign key constraint. The most common usage is @OnDelete(action = CASCADE). Note that this results in an on delete cascade clause in the DDL definition of the foreign key. It's completely different to CascadeType.REMOVE.

Like database triggers, on delete actions can cause state held in memory to lose synchronization with the database.

  • Required Element Summary

    Required Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Required Element
    Description
    OnDeleteAction
    action
    The action to taken by the database when deletion of a row would cause the constraint to be violated.

  • Element Details

    • action

      OnDeleteAction action
      The action to taken by the database when deletion of a row would cause the constraint to be violated.