he root of
 the entity class hierarchy.  If the <code>Inheritance</code> annotation is not
 specified or if no inheritance type is specified for an entity
 class hierarchy, the <code>SINGLE_TABLE</code> mapping strategy is used.

 <pre>

   Example:

   &#064;Entity
   &#064;Inheritance(strategy=JOINED)
   public class Customer { ... }

   &#064;Entity
   public class ValuedCustomer extends Customer { ... }
 </pre></div>
<dl>
<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Since:</span></dt>
<dd>1.0</dd>
</dl>
</li>
</ul>