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  • Rob Bygrave 
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package javax.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;


Specifies that the invocation of superclass listeners is
to be excluded for the entity class (or mapped superclass)
and its subclasses.

Since:Java Persistence 1.0
/**
 * Specifies that the invocation of superclass listeners is
 * to be excluded for the entity class (or mapped superclass)
 * and its subclasses.
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
 */
@Target({TYPE})
@Retention(RUNTIME)

public @interface ExcludeSuperclassListeners {
}