src/javax/persistence/Entity.java

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package javax.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
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 * Specifies that the class is an entity. This annotation is 
 * applied to the entity class.
 *
 * @since Java Persistence API 1.0
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 * Specifies that the class is an entity. This annotation is applied to the
 * entity class.
 * 
 * @since Java Persistence API 1.0
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 */
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Entity {

	/**
	 * The name of an entity. Defaults to the unqualified name of the entity
	 * class. This name is used to refer to the entity in queries. The name must
	 * not be a reserved literal in the Java Persistence query language.
	 */
	String name() default "";
}