Maybe you can subclass CascadeType enum?
On 4/29/08, Patrick Linskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Note that you can turn on CascadeType.PERSIST across the board (but can't
> subsequently turn it off) by setting the
> persistence-unit-defaults/cascade-persist element in
> orm.xml to true.
>
> -Patrick
>
>
> On Apr 29, 2008, at 5:30 AM, David Goodenough wrote:
>
>
> > I want to have a single consistent cascade policy right through my
> > application (or at least as a default that I can override only when
> needed).
> >
> > The standard enum allows for either specific operations, or ALL.
> >
> > So I through OK, lets declare a global variable as an array of CascadeType
> > enums:-
> >
> > CascadeType[]defaultCascade = {CascadeType.PERSIST,
> > CascadeType.MERGE,CascadeType.REFRESH};
> >
> > and reference it in the annotations:-
> >
> > @ManyToOne(cascade=defaultCascade)
> >
> > but of course the annotation is a compile time thing, and I don't think
> > that it can reach defaultCascade (even if it is final and static).
> >
> > Anyone got any ideas as to how to do this?
> >
> > David
> >
>
> --
> Patrick Linskey
> 202 669 5907
>
>
