SourceType (hibernate-core JavaDocs)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<SourceType>
- - org.hibernate.annotations.SourceType

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<SourceType>
```
public enum SourceType
extends java.lang.Enum<SourceType>
```
Where should Hibernate retrieve the value from? From the database, or from the current JVM?

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant Description

DB
Get the timestamp from the database.

VM
Get the timestamp from the current VM.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`typeName()`	Get the corresponding Hibernate `VersionType` name.
`static SourceType`	`valueOf(java.lang.String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static SourceType[]`	`values()`	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum
clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Enum Constant Detail
  - VM
```
public static final SourceType VM
```
    Get the timestamp from the current VM.
  - DB
```
public static final SourceType DB
```
    Get the timestamp from the database.
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static SourceType[] values()
```
    Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:
    for (SourceType c : SourceType.values()) System.out.println(c);
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static SourceType valueOf(java.lang.String name)
```
    Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    the enum constant with the specified name
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
    
    java.lang.NullPointerException - if the argument is null
  - typeName
```
public java.lang.String typeName()
```
    Get the corresponding Hibernate VersionType name.
    
    Returns:
    
    The corresponding type name.