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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
* persistence.xml file. If specified, the
* persistence unit for the entity manager factory that is
* accessible in JNDI must have the same name.
*/
String unitName() default "";
}