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  • Rob Bygrave 
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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 multiple named Java Persistence query language queries.
Query names are scoped to the persistence unit.
The NamedQueries annotation can be applied to an entity or mapped superclass.

See Also:
  • NamedQuery
Since:Java Persistence 1.0
/**
 * Specifies multiple named Java Persistence query language queries.
 * Query names are scoped to the persistence unit.
 * The <code>NamedQueries</code> annotation can be applied to an entity or mapped superclass.
 *
 * @see NamedQuery
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
 */
@Target({TYPE})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface NamedQueries {

  
(Required) An array of NamedQuery annotations.

Returns:The queries
/**
   * (Required) An array of <code>NamedQuery</code> annotations.
   *
   * @return The queries
   */
  NamedQuery[] value();
}