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<pre>public enum <span class="typeNameLabel">ExistenceType</span>
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<div class="block">An enum that is used within the ExistenceChecking annotation.</div>
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<td class="colOne"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/annotations/ExistenceType.html#ASSUME_EXISTENCE">ASSUME_EXISTENCE</a></span></code>
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<pre>public static final&nbsp;<a href="../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/annotations/ExistenceType.html" title="enum in org.eclipse.persistence.annotations">ExistenceType</a> ASSUME_EXISTENCE</pre>
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