What does the @Table annotation mean and what attributes does it include?

The @Table annotation in Java is typically used in the context of ORM (e.g., JPA) to specify that a class corresponds to a table in the database.

Main attributes of @Table:

• name: the name of the table in the database.
• schema: the database schema, if used.
• catalog: the database catalog.
• uniqueConstraints: constraints on columns.

Example usage:

@Entity
@Table(name = "users", schema = "public")
public class User {
    // fields and methods
}

This links the User class to the users table in the public schema of the database.