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//$Id: NamedQuery.java 11282 2007-03-14 22:05:59Z epbernard $
//EJB3 Specification Copyright 2004-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
package javax.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;

/**
 * Is used to specify a named query in the Java Persistence query language, which is a static
 * query expressed in metadata. Query names are scoped to the persistence unit.
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 */

//TODO remove the mackage target
@Target({TYPE}) @Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface NamedQuery {
        /**
         * Refers to the query when using the EntityManager methods that create query objects.
         */

        String name();
        /**
         * The query string in the Java Persistence query language
         */

        String query();
        /**
         * Vendor-specific query hints
         */

        QueryHint[] hints() default {};
}