单表继承策略
可以针对单表继承策略采用 Vehicle 层次结构的简单示例。

摘要车辆类:
package com.thejavageek.jpa.entities;
import javax.persistence.DiscriminatorColumn;
import javax.persistence.Entity;
import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
import javax.persistence.Id;
import javax.persistence.Inheritance;
import javax.persistence.InheritanceType;
import javax.persistence.Table;
import javax.persistence.TableGenerator;
@Entity
@Table(name = "VEHICLE")
@Inheritance(strategy = InheritanceType.SINGLE_TABLE)
@DiscriminatorColumn(name = "VEHICLE_TYPE")
public abstract class Vehicle {
    @TableGenerator(name = "VEHICLE_GEN", table = "ID_GEN", pkColumnName = "GEN_NAME", valueColumnName = "GEN_VAL", allocationSize = 1)
    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.TABLE, generator = "VEHICLE_GEN")
    private int idVehicle;
    private String manufacturer;
    public int getIdVehicle() {
        return idVehicle;
    }
    public void setIdVehicle(int idVehicle) {
        this.idVehicle = idVehicle;
    }
    public String getManufacturer() {
        return manufacturer;
    }
    public void setManufacturer(String manufacturer) {
        this.manufacturer = manufacturer;
    }
}
TransportableVehicle.java 包 com.thejavageek.jpa.entities;
import javax.persistence.MappedSuperclass;
@MappedSuperclass
public abstract class TransportationVehicle extends Vehicle {
    private int loadCapacity;
    public int getLoadCapacity() {
        return loadCapacity;
    }
    public void setLoadCapacity(int loadCapacity) {
        this.loadCapacity = loadCapacity;
    }
}
PassengerVehicle.java
package com.thejavageek.jpa.entities;
import javax.persistence.MappedSuperclass;
@MappedSuperclass
public abstract class PassengerVehicle extends Vehicle {
    private int noOfpassengers;
    public int getNoOfpassengers() {
        return noOfpassengers;
    }
    public void setNoOfpassengers(int noOfpassengers) {
        this.noOfpassengers = noOfpassengers;
    }
}
Truck.java
package com.thejavageek.jpa.entities;
import javax.persistence.DiscriminatorValue;
import javax.persistence.Entity;
@Entity
@DiscriminatorValue(value = "Truck")
public class Truck extends TransportationVehicle{
    private int noOfContainers;
    public int getNoOfContainers() {
        return noOfContainers;
    }
    public void setNoOfContainers(int noOfContainers) {
        this.noOfContainers = noOfContainers;
    }
}
Bike.java
package com.thejavageek.jpa.entities;
import javax.persistence.DiscriminatorValue;
import javax.persistence.Entity;
@Entity
@DiscriminatorValue(value = "Bike")
public class Bike extends PassengerVehicle {
    private int saddleHeight;
    public int getSaddleHeight() {
        return saddleHeight;
    }
    public void setSaddleHeight(int saddleHeight) {
        this.saddleHeight = saddleHeight;
    }
}
Car.java
package com.thejavageek.jpa.entities;
import javax.persistence.DiscriminatorValue;
import javax.persistence.Entity;
@Entity
@DiscriminatorValue(value = "Car")
public class Car extends PassengerVehicle {
    private int noOfDoors;
    public int getNoOfDoors() {
        return noOfDoors;
    }
    public void setNoOfDoors(int noOfDoors) {
        this.noOfDoors = noOfDoors;
    }
}
测试代码:
/* Create EntityManagerFactory */
EntityManagerFactory emf = Persistence
            .createEntityManagerFactory("AdvancedMapping");
/* Create EntityManager */
EntityManager em = emf.createEntityManager();
EntityTransaction transaction = em.getTransaction();
transaction.begin();
Bike cbr1000rr = new Bike();
cbr1000rr.setManufacturer("honda");
cbr1000rr.setNoOfpassengers(1);
cbr1000rr.setSaddleHeight(30);
em.persist(cbr1000rr);
Car avantador = new Car();
avantador.setManufacturer("lamborghini");
avantador.setNoOfDoors(2);
avantador.setNoOfpassengers(2);
em.persist(avantador);
Truck truck = new Truck();
truck.setLoadCapacity(100);
truck.setManufacturer("mercedes");
truck.setNoOfContainers(2);
em.persist(truck);
transaction.commit();