http://www.avaje.org/persistence-api: Packaging parent for Avaje OSS projects.
  • Rob Bygrave 
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package javax.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
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 that the class is an entity. This annotation is applied to the
entity class.

Since:Java Persistence 1.0
/**
 * 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.

Returns:entity name
/**
   * (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.
   *
   * @return entity name
   */
  String name() default "";
}