Chapter 10. Persistence descriptor
The persistence descriptor is used at enhancement time to identify classes to be made persistence-capable. Some of the information it contains may additionally be used by the implementation at runtime – particularly vendor-specific enhancements such as data store mapping information.
The persistence descriptor is an XML document. A brief overview follows for readers not yet familiar with XML.
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