2.11.1. MappedSuperclass

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In the following domain model class hierarchy, a 'DebitAccount' and a 'CreditAccount' share the same 'Account' base class.

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<span class="image">![Inheritance class diagram](images/domain/inheritance/inheritance_class_diagram.svg)</span>

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When using `MappedSuperclass`, the inheritance is visible in the domain model only and each database table contains both the base class and the subclass properties.

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<pre class="prettyprint highlight">`@MappedSuperclass
public static class Account {

    @Id
    private Long id;

    private String owner;

    private BigDecimal balance;

    private BigDecimal interestRate;

    public Long getId() {
        return id;
    }

    public void setId(Long id) {
        this.id = id;
    }

    public String getOwner() {
        return owner;
    }

    public void setOwner(String owner) {
        this.owner = owner;
    }

    public BigDecimal getBalance() {
        return balance;
    }

    public void setBalance(BigDecimal balance) {
        this.balance = balance;
    }

    public BigDecimal getInterestRate() {
        return interestRate;
    }

    public void setInterestRate(BigDecimal interestRate) {
        this.interestRate = interestRate;
    }
}

@Entity(name = "DebitAccount")
public static class DebitAccount extends Account {

    private BigDecimal overdraftFee;

    public BigDecimal getOverdraftFee() {
        return overdraftFee;
    }

    public void setOverdraftFee(BigDecimal overdraftFee) {
        this.overdraftFee = overdraftFee;
    }
}

@Entity(name = "CreditAccount")
public static class CreditAccount extends Account {

    private BigDecimal creditLimit;

    public BigDecimal getCreditLimit() {
        return creditLimit;
    }

    public void setCreditLimit(BigDecimal creditLimit) {
        this.creditLimit = creditLimit;
    }
}`</pre>
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<pre class="prettyprint highlight">`CREATE TABLE DebitAccount (
    id BIGINT NOT NULL ,
    balance NUMERIC(19, 2) ,
    interestRate NUMERIC(19, 2) ,
    owner VARCHAR(255) ,
    overdraftFee NUMERIC(19, 2) ,
    PRIMARY KEY ( id )
)

CREATE TABLE CreditAccount (
    id BIGINT NOT NULL ,
    balance NUMERIC(19, 2) ,
    interestRate NUMERIC(19, 2) ,
    owner VARCHAR(255) ,
    creditLimit NUMERIC(19, 2) ,
    PRIMARY KEY ( id )
)`</pre>
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Because the `@MappedSuperclass` inheritance model is not mirrored at database level,
it&#8217;s not possible to use polymorphic queries (fetching subclasses by their base class).

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