On 12/13/2012 1:11 PM, Laird Nelson wrote:
> Section 8.2.1.6.2 of the JPA 2.0 specification (page 314) talks about entity mapping files (orm.xml and its ilk).
>
> I am trying to understand whether the spec calls for META-INF/orm.xml to /always/ be processed, or /only/ when one of
> the following is true:
>
> 1. META-INF/orm.xml is explicitly included in persistence.xml as a mapping-file element
> 2. META-INF/orm.xml is not mentioned anywhere in persistence.xml
>
> Specifically, the wording that confused me was this:
>
> A [sic] object/relational mapping XML file named orm.xml may be specified in the META-INF directory in the root of
> the persistence unit or in the META-INF directory of any jar file referenced by the persistence.xml. /Alternatively,
> or in addition/, one or more mapping files may be referenced by the mapping-file elements of the persistence-unit
> element.
>
>
> "Alternatively, or in addition" doesn't seem to tell me whether--if I specify mapping-file elements that do not include
> "META-INF/orm.xml"--the META-INF/orm.xml mapping file will nevertheless be processed in addition to any that I
> referenced explicitly.
>
Yes, it will be. I thought the paragraph following the one you cite made this clear, but will have another look.
regards,
-Linda
> My apologies in advance if I'm simply misreading or misinterpreting something here.
>
> Thanks,
> Laird
>
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