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<pre>public enum <span class="typeNameLabel">ReferenceMode</span>
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<div class="block"><b>Purpose:</b> This class is a configuration property used to specify
What type of Referenes EclipseLink will use when referencing Entities
within the Persistence Context / UnitOfWork. Depending on the configured
ReferenceMode some Entities may be garbage collected.</div>
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<td class="colOne"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/config/ReferenceMode.html#FORCE_WEAK">FORCE_WEAK</a></span></code>
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<pre>public static final&nbsp;<a href="../../../../org/eclipse/persistence/config/ReferenceMode.html" title="enum in org.eclipse.persistence.config">ReferenceMode</a> HARD</pre>
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