@Basic JPA Example

The @Basic annotation is used to map a basic attribute type to a database column.

The @Basic annotation can be applied to a persistent property or instance variable of any of the following types: Java primitive types, wrappers of the primitive types, String, java.math.BigInteger, java.math.BigDecimal, java.util.Date, java.util.Calendar, java.sql.Date, java.sql.Time, java.sql.Timestamp, byte[], Byte[], char[], Character[], enums, and any other type that implements java.io.Serializable.

The use of the Basic annotation is optional for persistent fields and properties of these types. If the Basic annotation is not specified for such a field or property, the default values of the Basic annotation will apply.

@Basic - JPA Annotation Example

Generally speaking, the @Basic annotation can be ignored, as it is assumed by default. Both of the following examples are ultimately the same.

Example 1 - @Basic declared explicitly

@Entity(name = "Product")
public class Product {

	@Id
	@Basic
	private Integer id;

	@Basic
	private String sku;

	@Basic
	private String name;

	@Basic
	private String description;
}

Example 2 - @Basic being implicitly implied

@Entity(name = "Product")
public class Product {

	@Id
	private Integer id;

	private String sku;

	private String name;

	private String description;
}

When we don't specify the @Basic annotation for a basic type attribute, it is implicitly assumed, and the default values of this annotation apply.

References

https://javaee.github.io/javaee-spec/javadocs/javax/persistence/Basic.html