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Annotation Type Embedded</H2>
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<DT><PRE><FONT SIZE="-1">@Target(value={FIELD,METHOD})
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
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Annotation to define that the object is embedded into the table of the
owning object.
Corresponds to the xml element "embedded".
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<DT><B>Since:</B></DT>
<DD>2.1</DD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Members for this embedding.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The column in the embedded object used to judge if the embedded object
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The value in the null column to interpret the object as being null.</TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The member in the embedded object that links back to the owning object
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<DD>The member in the embedded object that links back to the owning object
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