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package org.hibernate.annotations;
/**
* Where should Hibernate retrieve the value from? From the database, or from the current JVM?
*
* @author Hardy Ferentschik
*/
public enum SourceType {
/**
* Get the timestamp from the current VM.
*/
VM( "timestamp" ),
/**
* Get the timestamp from the database.
*/
DB( "dbtimestamp" );
private final String typeName;
private SourceType(String typeName ) {
this.typeName = typeName;
}
/**
* Get the corresponding Hibernate {@link org.hibernate.type.VersionType} name.
*
* @return The corresponding type name.
*/
public String typeName() {
return typeName;
}
}