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 * Contributors:
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1
 *     Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0
 *
 ******************************************************************************/ 
package javax.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
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  SecondaryTable or  SecondaryTables annotation.
 *
 * <p> If no <code>Table</code> annotation is specified for an entity 
 * class, the default values apply.
 *
 * <pre>
 *    Example:
 *
 *    &#064;Entity
 *    &#064;Table(name="CUST", schema="RECORDS")
 *    public class Customer { ... }
 * </pre>
 *
 * @since Java Persistence 1.0
 */
@Target(TYPE) 
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Table {

    /**
     * (Optional) The name of the table.
     * <p> Defaults to the entity name.
     * @return String
     */
    String name() default "";

    /** (Optional) The catalog of the table.
     * <p> Defaults to the default catalog.
     * @return String
     */
    String catalog() default "";

    /** (Optional) The schema of the table.
     * <p> Defaults to the default schema for user.
     * @return String
     */
    String schema() default "";

}