PersistentCollection (OpenJPA Parent POM 4.1.1 API)

```
@Target({METHOD,FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface PersistentCollection
```
Metadata annotation for a persistent collection field. This should be used to annotate array field types as well as fields of type Collection.

Since:

0.4.0

Author:

Abe White

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements
Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
`jakarta.persistence.CascadeType[]`	`elementCascade`
`boolean`	`elementEmbedded`
`Class`	`elementType`
`jakarta.persistence.FetchType`	`fetch`
`String`	`mappedBy`

- Element Detail
  - mappedBy
```
String mappedBy
```
    Default:
    
    ""
- - elementType
```
Class elementType
```
    Default:
    
    void.class
- - elementCascade
```
jakarta.persistence.CascadeType[] elementCascade
```
    Default:
    
    {}
- - elementEmbedded
```
boolean elementEmbedded
```
    Default:
    
    false
- - fetch
```
jakarta.persistence.FetchType fetch
```
    Default:
    
    jakarta.persistence.FetchType.LAZY