Hi all, I have the following problem:


@Entity
@Inheritance(strategy = InheritanceType.SINGLE_TABLE)
@DiscriminatorColumn(name = "group", discriminatorType = DiscriminatorType.STRING)
class Person {
String name;
...
Group group; //enum

}
@Entity
@DiscriminatorValue(value="FRIEND")
class Friend extends Person {
Location location; //enum
}

Now, if I'd like to make further inheritance based on the enum location, in order to get them all to the one and same table, what should I do?

I've tried following, but none of them works:

1. Without any additional annotation
class SchoolFriend extends Friend {
}

I got an exception that GROUP SchoolFriend doesn't exist

2. Use the same discriminatorvalue of the parent class
@Entity
@DiscriminatorValue(value="FRIEND")
class SchoolFriend extends Friend {
}
If I try to get a SchoolFriend instance:
entityManager.find(SchoolFriend.class, 1l)
I got a null although an object of SchoolFriend was just persisted

All I can get is a Friend object :
entityManager.find(Friend.class, 1l)
but I can't cast this to SchoolFriend

3. I used another discriminator column
@Entity
@DiscriminatorValue(value="FRIEND")
@Inheritance(strategy = InheritanceType.SINGLE_TABLE)
@DiscriminatorColumn(name = "location", discriminatorType = DiscriminatorType.STRING)
class Friend extends Person {
Location location; //enum
}

@Entity
@DiscriminatorValue(value="SCHOOL_FRIEND")
class SchoolFriend extends Friend {
}
--this one also doesnt work and I got the enum exception again that GROUP SCHOOL_FRIEND doesn't exist


would be very thankful for any tips

Regards