Entity (persistence-api 2.2.4 API)

```
@Documented
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(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 Description
  
  String name
  (Optional) The entity name.

- Element Detail
  - name
```
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.
    
    Returns:
    
    entity name
    
    Default:
    
    ""