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package javax.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
 * Specifies that a persistent property or field should be persisted 
 * as a large object to a database-supported large object type. 
 * The Lob annotation may be used in conjunction 
 * with the {@link Basic} annotation. A Lob may be 
 * either a binary or character type. 
 *
 *  The Lob type is inferred from the type of the 
 * persistent field or property, and except for string and 
 * character-based types defaults to Blob.
 * 
 *
 *   Example:
 *
 *   @Lob @Basic(fetch=LAZY)
 *   @Column(name="REPORT")
 *   protected String report;
 * 
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
 */
@Target({METHOD, FIELD}) 
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Lob {
}