Entity (Java(TM) EE 8 Specification APIs)

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```
@Documented @Target(value=TYPE) @Retention(value=RUNTIME) public @interface Entity
```
Specifies that the class is an entity. This annotation is applied to the entity class.

Since:

Java Persistence 1.0

- Optional Element Summary
  
  Optional Elements
  Modifier and Type Optional Element and Description
  
  String name
  (Optional) The entity name.

- Element Detail
  - name
```
public abstract String 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.
    
    Default:
    
    ""

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