src/javax/persistence/PersistenceProperty.java

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package javax.persistence;

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

/**
 * Describes a single container or persistence provider property.
 * 
 * <p> Vendor specific properties may be included in the set of 
 * properties, and are passed to the persistence provider by the 
 * container when the entity manager is created. Properties that 
 * are not recognized by a vendor will be ignored.
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0 API
 */
@Target({})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface PersistenceProperty {

    /** The name of the property */
    String name();

    /** The value of the property */
    String value();

}