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package org.datanucleus.api.jdo.annotations;

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

/**
 * Extension annotation specifying either this field/method or use a surrogate column as storing the creation timestamp for this object.
 * Only applies if specified on a timestamp.
 */
@Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.TYPE}) 
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface CreateTimestamp
{
    /**
     * Name of the create timestamp column in the table for this class when this is a surrogate (class-level) column.
     * @return The create timestamp column name
     */
    String column() default "CREATE_TIMESTAMP";
}