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 * 
 * Contributors:
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0 - Version 2.0 (October 1, 2009)
 *     Specification available from http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=317
 *
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package javax.persistence;

/**
 * Used as the value of the
 * <code>javax.persistence.cache.retrieveMode</code> property to
 * specify the behavior when data is retrieved by the
 * <code>find</code> methods and by queries.
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 2.0
 */
public enum CacheRetrieveMode {

    /**
     * Read entity data from the cache: this is 
     * the default behavior.
     */
    USE,

    /**
     * Bypass the cache: get data directly from
     * the database.
     */
    BYPASS  
}