#### 24.1.42. `@MapKeyColumn`

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The [`@MapKeyColumn`](http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/7/api/javax/persistence/MapKeyColumn.html) annotation is used to specify the database column which stores the key of a `java.util.Map` association for which the map key is a basic type.

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