diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/ElementCollectionApplication.java b/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/ElementCollectionApplication.java
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+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/ElementCollectionApplication.java
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+package com.baeldung.elementcollection;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class ElementCollectionApplication {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        SpringApplication.run(ElementCollectionApplication.class, args);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/model/Employee.java b/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/model/Employee.java
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+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/model/Employee.java
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+package com.baeldung.elementcollection.model;
+
+import javax.persistence.*;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+@Entity
+public class Employee {
+    @Id
+    private int id;
+    private String name;
+    @ElementCollection
+    @CollectionTable(
+            name = "employee_phone",
+            joinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "employee_id")
+    )
+    private List<Phone> phones;
+
+    public Employee() {
+    }
+
+    public Employee(int id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public Employee(int id, String name) {
+        this.id = id;
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public int getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(int id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public List<Phone> getPhones() {
+        return phones;
+    }
+
+    public void setPhones(List<Phone> phones) {
+        this.phones = phones;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (!(o instanceof Employee)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        Employee user = (Employee) o;
+        return getId() == user.getId();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(getId());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/model/Phone.java b/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/model/Phone.java
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+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/model/Phone.java
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+package com.baeldung.elementcollection.model;
+
+import javax.persistence.Embeddable;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+@Embeddable
+public class Phone {
+    private String type;
+    private String areaCode;
+    private String number;
+
+    public Phone() {
+    }
+
+    public Phone(String type, String areaCode, String number) {
+        this.type = type;
+        this.areaCode = areaCode;
+        this.number = number;
+    }
+
+    public String getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    public void setType(String type) {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    public String getAreaCode() {
+        return areaCode;
+    }
+
+    public void setAreaCode(String areaCode) {
+        this.areaCode = areaCode;
+    }
+
+    public String getNumber() {
+        return number;
+    }
+
+    public void setNumber(String number) {
+        this.number = number;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (!(o instanceof Phone)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        Phone phone = (Phone) o;
+        return getType().equals(phone.getType()) &&
+                getAreaCode().equals(phone.getAreaCode()) &&
+                getNumber().equals(phone.getNumber());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(getType(), getAreaCode(), getNumber());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/repository/EmployeeRepository.java b/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/repository/EmployeeRepository.java
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+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/repository/EmployeeRepository.java
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+package com.baeldung.elementcollection.repository;
+
+import com.baeldung.elementcollection.model.Employee;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
+
+import javax.persistence.EntityGraph;
+import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
+import javax.persistence.PersistenceContext;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@Repository
+public class EmployeeRepository {
+
+    @PersistenceContext
+    private EntityManager em;
+
+    @Transactional
+    public void save(Employee employee) {
+        em.persist(employee);
+    }
+
+    @Transactional
+    public void remove(int id) {
+        Employee employee = findById(id);
+        em.remove(employee);
+    }
+
+    public Employee findById(int id) {
+        return em.find(Employee.class, id);
+    }
+
+    public Employee findByJPQL(int id) {
+        return em.createQuery("SELECT u FROM Employee AS u JOIN FETCH u.phones WHERE u.id=:id", Employee.class).setParameter("id", id).getSingleResult();
+    }
+
+    public Employee findByEntityGraph(int id) {
+        EntityGraph<Employee> entityGraph = em.createEntityGraph(Employee.class);
+        entityGraph.addAttributeNodes("name", "phones");
+        Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<>();
+        properties.put("javax.persistence.fetchgraph", entityGraph);
+        return em.find(Employee.class, id, properties);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/test/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/ElementCollectionIntegrationTest.java b/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/test/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/ElementCollectionIntegrationTest.java
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+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-4/src/test/java/com/baeldung/elementcollection/ElementCollectionIntegrationTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.elementcollection;
+
+import com.baeldung.elementcollection.model.Employee;
+import com.baeldung.elementcollection.model.Phone;
+import com.baeldung.elementcollection.repository.EmployeeRepository;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.core.Is.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+
+@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
+@SpringBootTest(classes = ElementCollectionApplication.class)
+public class ElementCollectionIntegrationTest {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private EmployeeRepository employeeRepository;
+
+    @Before
+    public void init() {
+        Employee employee = new Employee(1, "Fred");
+        employee.setPhones(Arrays.asList(new Phone("work", "+55", "99999-9999"), new Phone("home", "+55", "98888-8888")));
+        employeeRepository.save(employee);
+    }
+
+    @After
+    public void clean() {
+        employeeRepository.remove(1);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = org.hibernate.LazyInitializationException.class)
+    public void whenAccessLazyCollection_thenThrowLazyInitializationException() {
+        Employee employee = employeeRepository.findById(1);
+        assertThat(employee.getPhones().size(), is(2));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUseJPAQL_thenFetchResult() {
+        Employee employee = employeeRepository.findByJPQL(1);
+        assertThat(employee.getPhones().size(), is(2));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenUseEntityGraph_thenFetchResult() {
+        Employee employee = employeeRepository.findByEntityGraph(1);
+        assertThat(employee.getPhones().size(), is(2));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Transactional
+    public void whenUseTransaction_thenFetchResult() {
+        Employee employee = employeeRepository.findById(1);
+        assertThat(employee.getPhones().size(), is(2));
+    }
+}