src/javax/persistence/PersistenceUnit.java

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package javax.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;


/**
 * Expresses a dependency on an {@link EntityManagerFactory} and its
 * associated persistence unit.
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
 */
@Target({TYPE, METHOD, FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface PersistenceUnit {

    /**
     * (Optional) The name by which the entity manager factory is to be accessed 
     * in the environment referencing context;  not needed when 
     * dependency injection is used.
     */
    String name() default "";

    /**
     * (Optional) The name of the persistence unit as defined in the
     * <code>persistence.xml</code> file. If specified, the
     * persistence unit for the entity manager factory that is
     * accessible in JNDI must have the same name.
     */
    String unitName() default "";

}