Hibernate Annotation Placement Question

Question

I\'ve got what I think is a simple question. I\'ve seen examples both ways. The question is - \"why can\'t I place my annotations on the field?\". Let me give you an exam

Answer 1

Does it work if you do the following:

@Entity
@Table(name="widget")
public class Widget {
    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy=GenerationType.AUTO)

    private Integer id;

    public Integer getId() { return this.id; }
    public Integer setId(Integer Id) { this.id = id;}
}