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/******************************************************************************* * Copyright (c) 2008 - 2013 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. * * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 and Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0 * which accompanies this distribution. * The Eclipse Public License is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html * and the Eclipse Distribution License is available at * http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php. * * 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.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME; /** * Used to supply a query property or hint to the {@link NamedQuery} or {@link * NamedNativeQuery} annotation. * * <p> Vendor-specific hints that are not recognized by a provider are ignored. * * @since Java Persistence 1.0 */ @Target({}) @Retention(RUNTIME) public @interface QueryHint { /** Name of the hint. */ String name(); /** Value of the hint. */ String value(); }