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## javax.persistence
Annotation Type GeneratedValue

    @Target(value={METHOD,FIELD})
    @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
    public @interface GeneratedValue

Provides for the specification of generation strategies for the values of primary keys. The `GeneratedValue` annotation may be applied to a primary key property or field of an entity or mapped superclass in conjunction with the `Id` annotation.

     Example 1:

         @Id
         @GeneratedValue(strategy=SEQUENCE, generator="CUST_SEQ")
         @Column(name="CUST_ID")
         public Long getId() { return id; }

         Example 2:

         @Id
         @GeneratedValue(strategy=TABLE, generator="CUST_GEN")
         @Column(name="CUST_ID")
         Long id;

Since:
  Java Persistence 1.0

Optional Element Summary
`String` | `generator` (Optional) The name of the primary key generator to use as specified in the `SequenceGenerator` or `TableGenerator` annotation.
`GenerationType` | `strategy` (Optional) The primary key generation strategy that the persistence provider must use to generate the annotated entity primary key.

### strategy

    public abstract GenerationType strategy

  (Optional) The primary key generation strategy that the persistence provider must use to generate the annotated entity primary key.

  Default:
    AUTO

### generator

    public abstract String generator

  (Optional) The name of the primary key generator to use as specified in the `SequenceGenerator` or `TableGenerator` annotation.

  Defaults to the id generator supplied by persistence provider.

  Default:
    ""

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