@Entity
@DiscriminatorValue("YesNo")
public class Child extends Parent{ // parent entity has inheritance strategy
    .....

    DiscriminatorValue type; //want to access this variable in spring form

    @Transient
    public String getDiscriminatorValue(){
        type= this.getClass().getAnnotation( DiscriminatorValue.class );
        return type == null ? null : val.value();
    }
}

//somewhere in jsp i have,
 ${child.type}