NPersistence Reference Guide
Defines a primary key generator that may be referenced by name when a generator element is specified for the GeneratedValue annotation.

A sequence generator may be specified on the entity class or on the primary key field or property.

The scope of the generator name is global to the persistence unit (across all generator types).

Examples

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Example:

[SequenceGenerator(name="EMP_SEQ", allocationSize=25)]

Namespace: NPersistence
Assembly: NPersistence (in NPersistence.dll) Version: 2.0.0.0 (2.0.0.0)

Syntax

   
 C# 
public sealed class SequenceGenerator : Attribute

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 MemberDescription
SequenceGenerator()()()()
Initializes a new instance of the SequenceGenerator class
AllocationSize
(Optional) The amount to increment by when allocating sequence numbers from the sequence.
Catalog
(Optional) The catalog of the sequence generator.
InitialValue
(Optional) The value from which the sequence object is to start generating.
Name
(Required) A unique generator name that can be referenced by one or more classes to be the generator for primary key values.
Schema
(Optional) The schema of the sequence generator.
SequenceName
(Optional) The name of the database sequence object from which to obtain primary key values. Defaults to a provider-chosen value.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::..Object
  System..::..Attribute
    NPersistence..::..SequenceGenerator

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