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 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
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package javax.persistence;

/**
 * Defines strategies for fetching data from the database.
 * The EAGER strategy is a requirement on the persistence 
 * provider runtime that data must be eagerly fetched. The 
 * LAZY strategy is a hint to the persistence provider 
 * runtime that data should be fetched lazily when it is 
 * first accessed. The implementation is permitted to eagerly 
 * fetch data for which the LAZY strategy hint has been 
 * specified. 
 *
 *  *   Example:
 *   @Basic(fetch=LAZY)
 *   protected String getName() { return name; }
 * 
 *
 * @see Basic
 * @see ElementCollection
 * @see ManyToMany
 * @see OneToMany
 * @see ManyToOne
 * @see OneToOne
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
 */
public enum FetchType {

    /** Defines that data can be lazily fetched. */
    LAZY,

    /** Defines that data must be eagerly fetched. */
    EAGER
}