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

package org.hibernate.annotations;

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

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

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

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

import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import javax.persistence.FetchType;

import static javax.persistence.FetchType.LAZY;

/**

 * Annotation used to mark a collection as a collection of elements or

 * a collection of embedded objects

 *

 * @author Emmanuel Bernard

 */

@Target({METHOD, FIELD})

@Retention(RUNTIME)

public @interface CollectionOfElements {

        /**

         * Represent the element class in the collection

         * Only useful if the collection does not use generics

         */

        Class targetElement() default void.class;

        FetchType fetch() default LAZY;

}