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package org.hibernate.annotations;

Lazy options available for a ToOne association.
Author:
Emmanuel Bernard/**
 * Lazy options available for a ToOne association.
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 */
public enum LazyToOneOption {
	
Eagerly load the association.
/**
	 * Eagerly load the association.
	 */
	FALSE,
	
Lazy, give back a proxy which will be loaded when the state is requested.
This should be the preferred option.
/**
	 * Lazy, give back a proxy which will be loaded when the state is requested.
	 *
	 * This should be the preferred option.
	 */
	PROXY,
	
Lazy, give back the real object loaded when a reference is requested. Bytecode enhancement is mandatory for this option. Falls back to PROXY if the class is not enhanced. This option should be avoided unless you can't afford the use of proxies /**
	 * Lazy, give back the real object loaded when a reference is requested.
	 *
	 * Bytecode enhancement is mandatory for this option.  Falls back to {@link #PROXY}
	 * if the class is not enhanced.  This option should be avoided unless you can't afford
	 * the use of proxies
	 */
	NO_PROXY
}