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 * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2011 Oracle, Inc. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
 * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 and Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution.  The Eclipse Public License is available
 * at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html and the Eclipse Distribution License
 * is available at http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
 */
package javax.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

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 Java Persistence 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.  Defaults to no
	 * additional indexes.
	 *
	 * @return The indexes
	 */
	Index[] indexes() default {};
}