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package javax.persistence;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
/**
* Specifies that the class is an entity. This annotation is applied to the
* entity class.
*
* @since Java Persistence 1.0
*/
@Documented
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Entity {
/**
* (Optional) The entity name. Defaults to the unqualified
* name of the entity class. This name is used to refer to the
* entity in queries. The name must not be a reserved literal
* in the Java Persistence query language.
*/
String name() default "";
}