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36: package javax.persistence;
37:
38: import java.lang.annotation.Target;
39: import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
40: import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
41: import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
42: import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
43:
44: /**
45: * Specifies that a persistent property or field should be persisted
46: * as a large object to a database-supported large object type.
47: * The <code>Lob</code> annotation may be used in conjunction
48: * with the {@link Basic} annotation. A <code>Lob</code> may be
49: * either a binary or character type.
50: *
51: * <p> The <code>Lob</code> type is inferred from the type of the
52: * persistent field or property, and except for string and
53: * character-based types defaults to Blob.
54: * <pre>
55: *
56: * Example:
57: *
58: * @Lob @Basic(fetch=LAZY)
59: * @Column(name="REPORT")
60: * protected String report;
61: * </pre>
62: *
63: * @since Java Persistence 1.0
64: */
65: @Target({METHOD,FIELD})
66: @Retention(RUNTIME)
67: public @interface Lob {
68: }
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