Annotation Type EntityScan
@Target(TYPE) @Retention(RUNTIME) @Documented @Import(org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.domain.EntityScanPackages.Registrar.class) public @interface EntityScan
Configures the base packages used by auto-configuration when scanning for entity classes.Using
@EntityScan
will cause auto-configuration to:- Set the
packages scanned
for JPA entities. - Set the packages used with Neo4J's
SessionFactory
. - Set the
initial entity set
used with Spring DataMongoDB
,Cassandra
andCouchbase
mapping contexts.
One of
basePackageClasses()
,basePackages()
or its aliasvalue()
may be specified to define specific packages to scan. If specific packages are not defined scanning will occur from the package of the class with this annotation.- Since:
- 1.4.0
- See Also:
EntityScanPackages
- Set the
Optional Element Summary
Optional Elements Modifier and Type Optional Element Description Class<?>[]
basePackageClasses
Type-safe alternative tobasePackages()
for specifying the packages to scan for entities.String[]
basePackages
Base packages to scan for entities.String[]
value
Alias for thebasePackages()
attribute.
Element Detail
value
@AliasFor("basePackages") String[] value
Alias for thebasePackages()
attribute. Allows for more concise annotation declarations e.g.:@EntityScan("org.my.pkg")
instead of@EntityScan(basePackages="org.my.pkg")
.- Returns:
- the base packages to scan
- Default:
- {}
basePackages
@AliasFor("value") String[] basePackages
Base packages to scan for entities.value()
is an alias for (and mutually exclusive with) this attribute.Use
basePackageClasses()
for a type-safe alternative to String-based package names.- Returns:
- the base packages to scan
- Default:
- {}
basePackageClasses
Class<?>[] basePackageClasses
Type-safe alternative tobasePackages()
for specifying the packages to scan for entities. The package of each class specified will be scanned.Consider creating a special no-op marker class or interface in each package that serves no purpose other than being referenced by this attribute.
- Returns:
- classes from the base packages to scan
- Default:
- {}