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package javax.persistence;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
/**
* Defines a class whose instances are stored as an intrinsic
* part of an owning entity and share the identity of the entity.
* Each of the persistent properties or fields of the embedded
* object is mapped to the database table for the entity. Only
* {@link Basic}, {@link Column}, {@link Lob},
* {@link Temporal}, and {@link Enumerated} mapping
* annotations may portably be used to map the persistent fields
* or properties of classes annotated as {@link Embeddable}.
*
* Note that the {@link Transient} annotation may be used to
* designate the non-persistent state of an embeddable class.
*
* @since Java Persistence 1.0
*/
@Target({TYPE})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Embeddable {
}