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// Contributors:
// Linda DeMichiel - 2.1
// Linda DeMichiel - 2.0
package jakarta.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;
/**
* Specifies the primary table for the annotated entity. Additional
* tables may be specified using {@link SecondaryTable} or {@link
* SecondaryTables} annotation.
*
* If no Table annotation is specified for an entity
* class, the default values apply.
*
*
* Example:
*
* @Entity
* @Table(name="CUST", schema="RECORDS")
* public class Customer { ... }
*
*
* @since 1.0
*/
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Table {
/**
* (Optional) The name of the table.
* Defaults to the entity name.
*/
String name() default "";
/** (Optional) The catalog of the table.
*
Defaults to the default catalog.
*/
String catalog() default "";
/** (Optional) The schema of the table.
*
Defaults to the default schema for user.
*/
String schema() default "";
/**
* (Optional) Unique constraints that are to be placed on
* the table. These are only used if table generation is in
* effect. These constraints apply in addition to any constraints
* specified by the Column and JoinColumn
* annotations and constraints entailed by primary key mappings.
*
Defaults to no additional constraints.
*/
UniqueConstraint[] uniqueConstraints() default {};
/**
* (Optional) Indexes for the table. These are only used if
* table generation is in effect. Note that it is not necessary
* to specify an index for a primary key, as the primary key
* index will be created automatically.
*
* @since 2.1
*/
Index[] indexes() default {};
}