Hi, there:

I'd like to know how to through annotation to add/create a new column into a join table so that the join table would have an additional column besides joined columns from other tables.

For example, the following annotation would give me a join table with column "SERVER_ID" and column "CLIENT_ID" in table "server_client". If I were to add/create column "CLIENT_STATUS" into this table through annotation (if possible), what would I do? If not possible through annotation, what other ways to accomplish this? Thank you very much in advance!

Ali

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@JoinTable(name = "SERVER_CLIENT",
joinColumns = @JoinColumn (name = "SERVER_ID"),
inverseJoinColumns = @JoinColumn (name = "CLIENT_ID"))

I think a very similar scenario to yours was discussed on the JavaRanch. Take a look at this thread:

http://saloon.javaranch.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=78&t=003773

I'm not sure if a definitive answer arrived, although it does appear that a solution was creatively put together here:

http://java-aap.blogspot.com/2006/04/hibernate-annotations-composite.html

Best of luck!