Description darren 2011-02-08 05:30:52 EST

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In a base Element entity I have a transient property util with type Util, where Util performs reflection services. I also (for other purposes) have custom getter annotations such as @NoviceProperty, @ExpertProperty, @SystemProperty.

@Entity
abstract public class Element implements Serializable {

..

    private Util util;

    //@SystemProperty
    @Transient
    public Util getUtil() {
        if (util == null) {
            util = new Util(this);
        }
        return util;
    }

    public class Util {
        private WrapDynaClass dynaClass;
        ..
    }
}

This works fine with EclipseLink2.0.1.

But when I use the custom annotations, EclipseLink2.1.2 gives the following error:

Mapping annotations cannot be applied to fields or properties that have a @Transient specified. [method getUtil] is in violation of this restriction.
at org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.modelgen.CanonicalModelProcessor.process(CanonicalModelProcessor.java:373) 

Commenting out the custom annotation @SystemProperty removes the error.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a custom method (getter) annotation.
2. Apply it to a @Transient property getter of a entity.
3. Try to deploy the web application to Glassfish3.0.1.

For me this is a major feature break, as I need this powerful transient Util property in my base class.