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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 Also: Since: Java Persistence 1.0
/**
* Defines strategies for fetching data from the database.
* The <code>EAGER</code> strategy is a requirement on the persistence
* provider runtime that data must be eagerly fetched. The
* <code>LAZY</code> 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 <code>LAZY</code> strategy hint has been
* specified.
* <p>
* <pre>
* Example:
* @Basic(fetch=LAZY)
* protected String getName() { return name; }
* </pre>
*
* @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.
/**
* Defines that data can be lazily fetched.
*/
LAZY,
Defines that data must be eagerly fetched.
/**
* Defines that data must be eagerly fetched.
*/
EAGER
}