id-validation

Use eclipselink.id-validation to define which primary key components values are considered invalid.

Values

Table 5-37 describes this persistence property's values.

Table 5-37 Valid Values for id-validation

Value	Description
`Negative`	`Null`, `0` and negative values are invalid for IDs extending `Number` and primitive `int` and `long` IDs.
`None`	EclipseLink performs no ID validation.
`Null`	`Null` is invalid All other values are valid.
`Zero`	`Null`, `0` and negative values are invalid for primitive `int` and `long` IDs.

Usage

Identity and sequencing (with shouldAlwaysOverrideExistingValue configured as true) will override any existing ID value.

Examples

Example 5-27 Using id-validation in persistence.xml

<property name="eclipselink.id-validation" value="NULL"/>

See Also

For more information, see: