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package jakarta.data.metamodel;
import jakarta.data.Sort;
/**
* Represents an entity attribute in the {@link StaticMetamodel}.
*
* @param entity class of the static metamodel.
*/
public interface Attribute {
/**
* Obtain the entity attribute name, suitable for use wherever the specification requires
* an entity attribute name. For example, as the parameter to {@link Sort#asc(String)}.
*
* @return the entity attribute name.
*/
String name();
}