</a>&nbsp;getValidationMode()</pre>
<div class="block">Returns the validation mode to be used by the persistence
 provider for the persistence unit.  The validation mode
 corresponds to the <code>validation-mode</code> element in the
 <code>persistence.xml</code> file.</div>
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<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>the validation mode to be used by the 
 persistence provider for the persistence unit</dd>
<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Since:</span></dt>
<dd>2.0</dd>
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