Bug: @Lob annotation required on Clob / Blob fields ... could auto-detect these from db meta data

Bug 110 : @Lob annotation required on Clob / Blob fields ... could auto-detect these from db meta data
Priority	High	Reported Version		Logged By	Rob
Status	Fixed	Fixed Version	2.0.0	Assigned To
Product	Ebean - core	Duplicate Of		Created	30/04/2009
Updated	30/04/2009	Type	Bug
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Currently you need to annotate Lob fields with the @Lob annotation. However, Ebean has the db meta data and could instead automatically detect the Clobs and Blobs etc using the DB column types (and the @Lob would be optional then).

Rob 07 May 11:49

Plan to remove DB Meta data dependancy

The plan is currently to simplify Ebean by removing the DB Meta data dependancy.

This would mean that this would become "Not a bug" per say.

That is, you would have to include the @Lob annotation on any Clob Blob properties.

Rob 30 Jun 13:03

Can not change this.

Having removed the Db meta data from Ebean you now must use the @Lob annotation.

So this can't change.

Closing this. (as FIXED)