4.3.3. The targetElement Property

It is possible to override the object type targeted using the targetElement parameter. This method can be used when the object type annotated by @IndexedEmbedded is not the object type targeted by the data grid and the Lucene-based Query API. This occurs when interfaces are used instead of their implementation.

@Indexed
public class Address {

    @Field
    private String street;

    @IndexedEmbedded(depth = 1, prefix = "ownedBy_", targetElement = Owner.class)
    @Target(Owner.class)
    private Person ownedBy;


    ...
}

@Embeddable
public class Owner implements Person { ... }