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package org.springframework.data.annotation;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;

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

Declares a field as the one representing the principal that created the entity containing the field.
Author:Ranie Jade Ramiso, Oliver Gierke
Since:1.5
/** * Declares a field as the one representing the principal that created the entity containing the field. * * @author Ranie Jade Ramiso * @author Oliver Gierke * @since 1.5 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) @Target(value = { FIELD, METHOD, ANNOTATION_TYPE }) public @interface CreatedBy { }