24.2.68. @Polymorphism
The @Polymorphism annotation is used to define the PolymorphismType Hibernate will apply to entity hierarchies.
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There are two possible PolymorphismType options:
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The current annotated entity is retrieved only if explicitly asked.
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The current annotated entity is retrieved if any of its super entity are retrieved. This is the default option.
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