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//$Id: Embeddable.java 11282 2007-03-14 22:05:59Z epbernard $

//EJB Specification Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc.

package javax.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;

import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;

/**

 * 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 Basic, Column, Lob, Temporal, and

 * Enumerated mapping annotations may portably be used to map the persistent fields or properties

 * of classes annotated as Embeddable.

 *

 * @author Emmanuel Bernard

 */

@Target({TYPE}) @Retention(RUNTIME)

public @interface Embeddable {}