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package javax.jdo.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Annotation for a group of joins.
 * 
 * @version 2.1
 * @since 2.1
 */
@Target(ElementType.TYPE) 
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Joins
{
    /**
     * The join definitions used for the mapping of this type. Joins for
     * secondary tables are usually defined at the type level and not the
     * field or property level. This allows multiple fields and properties
     * to share the same join definition and avoid redundancies.
     * @return the join definitions
     */
    Join[] value();
}
