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<div class="block">Specifies the mapped column for a persistent property or field.
 If no <code>Column</code> annotation is specified, the default values apply.

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    Example 1:

    &#064;Column(name="DESC", nullable=false, length=512)
    public String getDescription() { return description; }

    Example 2:

    &#064;Column(name="DESC",
            columnDefinition="CLOB NOT NULL",
            table="EMP_DETAIL")
    &#064;Lob
    public String getDescription() { return desc