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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2008, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
 * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0,
 * or the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0 which is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause
 */

// Contributors:
//     Linda DeMichiel - 2.1
//     Linda DeMichiel - 2.0

package jakarta.persistence;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
 * This annotation must be specified for persistent fields or properties
 * of type {@link java.util.Date} and {@link java.util.Calendar}. It may
 * only be specified for fields or properties of these types.
 * 
 *  The {@code Temporal} annotation may be used in conjunction with
 * the {@link Basic} annotation, the {@link Id} annotation, or the
 * {@link ElementCollection} annotation when the element collection value
 * is of such a temporal type.
 *
 * Example:
 * {@snippet :
 * @Temporal(DATE)
 * protected java.util.Date endDate;
 * }
 *
 * @since 1.0
 *
 * @deprecated Newly-written code should use the date/time types
 *             defined in {@link java.time}.
 */
@Deprecated(since = "3.2")
@Target({METHOD, FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Temporal {

    /**
     * The type used in mapping {@link java.util.Date} or
     * {@link java.util.Calendar}.
     */
    TemporalType value();
}