Mapping enum to a table with hibernate annotation
- by Thierry-Dimitri Roy
I have a table DEAL and a table DEAL_TYPE. I would like to map this code:
public class Deal {
DealType type;
}
public enum DealType {
BASE("Base"), EXTRA("Extra");
}
The problem is that the data already exist in the database. And I'm having a hard time mapping the classes to the database.
The database looks something like that:
TABLE DEAL {
Long id;
Long typeId;
}
TABLE DEAL_TYPE {
Long id;
String text;
}
I know I could use a simple @OneToMany relationship from deal to deal type, but I would prefer to use an enum. Is this possible?
I almost got it working by using a EnumType.ORDINAL type. But unfortunately, my IDs in my deal type table are not sequential, and do not start at 1.
Any suggestions?
