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*
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*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause
*/
// Contributors:
// Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
// Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
package javax.persistence;
/**
* Defines strategies for fetching data from the database.
* The <code>EAGER</code> strategy is a requirement on the persistence
* provider runtime that data must be eagerly fetched. The
* <code>LAZY</code> strategy is a hint to the persistence provider
* runtime that data should be fetched lazily when it is
* first accessed. The implementation is permitted to eagerly
* fetch data for which the <code>LAZY</code> strategy hint has been
* specified.
*
* <pre>
* Example:
* &#064;Basic(fetch=LAZY)
* protected String getName() { return name; }
* </pre>
*
* @see Basic
* @see ElementCollection
* @see ManyToMany
* @see OneToMany
* @see ManyToOne
* @see OneToOne
* @since Java Persistence 1.0
*/
public enum FetchType {
/** Defines that data can be lazily fetched. */
LAZY,
/** Defines that data must be eagerly fetched. */
EAGER
}