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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;

/**
 * Is used to specify a native SQL named query.
 * Query names are scoped to the persistence unit.
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0 API
 */
@Target({TYPE}) 
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface NamedNativeQuery { 

    /**
     * Is used to refer to the query when using the {@link EntityManager} 
     * methods that create query objects.
     */
    String name();

    /** The SQL query string */
    String query();

    /** Vendor-specific query hints */
    QueryHint[] hints() default {};

    /** The class of the result */
    Class resultClass() default void.class; 

    /** The name of a {@link SqlResultSetMapping}, as defined in metadata */
    String resultSetMapping() default "";
}