/*
* Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Sun Microsystems. 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 2.0 - Version 2.0 (October 1, 2009)
* Specification available from http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=317
*/
// $Id: Temporal.java 20957 2011-06-13 09:58:51Z stliu $
package javax.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 <code>java.util.Date</code> and
* <code>java.util.Calendar</code>. It may only be specified for fields
* or properties of these types.
* <p/>
* The <code>Temporal</code> 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.
*
* <pre>
* Example:
*
* @Temporal(DATE)
* protected java.util.Date endDate;
* </pre>
*
* @since Java Persistence 1.0
*/
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Temporal {
/**
* The type used in mapping <code>java.util.Date</code> or <code>java.util.Calendar</code>.
*/
TemporalType value();
}