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Cascade on Activate

db4o uses the concept of activation to avoid loading to much data into memory. When turned on the activation cascades for this types. This means that when an instance is activated, all referenced objects are also activated. 

Note: As soon as you use transparent activation/persistence this configuration option has no effect.
EmbeddedConfiguration configuration = Db4oEmbedded.newConfiguration();
configuration.common().objectClass(Person.class).cascadeOnActivate(true);
ObjectConfigurationExamples.java: When activated, activate also all references