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 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
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package javax.persistence;

/**
 * The validation mode to be used by the provider for the persistence
 * unit.
 * 
 * @since Java Persistence 2.0
 */
public enum ValidationMode {
   
    /**
     * If a Bean Validation provider is present in the environment,
     * the persistence provider must perform the automatic validation
     * of entities.  If no Bean Validation provider is present in the
     * environment, no lifecycle event validation takes place.
     * This is the default behavior.
     */
    AUTO,

    /**
     * The persistence provider must perform the lifecycle event
     * validation.  It is an error if there is no Bean Validation
     * provider present in the environment.
     */
    CALLBACK,

    /**
     * The persistence provider must not perform lifecycle event validation.
     */
    NONE
    }