mention @GeneratedColumn in the docs

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Gavin King 2021-12-30 21:04:11 +01:00
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@ -909,6 +909,11 @@ The https://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/orm/{majorMinorVersion}/javadocs/org/hibern
See the <<chapters/domain/basic_types.adoc#mapping-generated-Generated,`@Generated` mapping>> section for more info. See the <<chapters/domain/basic_types.adoc#mapping-generated-Generated,`@Generated` mapping>> section for more info.
[[annotations-hibernate-generatedcolumn]]
==== `@GeneratedColumn`
The https://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/orm/{majorMinorVersion}/javadocs/org/hibernate/annotations/GeneratedColumn.html[`@GeneratedColumn`] annotation is used to specify that an entity attribute is generated by the database using `GENERATED ALWAYS AS` DDL.
[[annotations-hibernate-generatortype]] [[annotations-hibernate-generatortype]]
==== `@GeneratorType` ==== `@GeneratorType`

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@ -136,14 +136,14 @@ include::{extrasdir}/schema-generation-column-default-value-mapping-example.sql[
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In the mapping above, both the `name` and `clientId` table columns are going to use a `DEFAULT` value. In the mapping above, both the `name` and `clientId` table columns have a `DEFAULT` value.
[NOTE] [NOTE]
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The `Person` entity above is annotated with the `@DynamicInsert` annotation so that the `INSERT` statement does not include any entity attribute that does not contain a value. The `Person` entity above is annotated with the `@DynamicInsert` annotation so that the `INSERT` statement does not include any entity attribute which is null.
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This way, when omitting the `name` and the `clientId` attribute, the database is going to set them according to their default values. This way, when the `name` and or `clientId` attribute is null, the database will set them according to their declared default values.
[[schema-generation-column-default-value-persist-example]] [[schema-generation-column-default-value-persist-example]]
.`@ColumnDefault` mapping example .`@ColumnDefault` mapping example
@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ include::{extrasdir}/schema-generation-column-default-value-persist-example.sql[
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If the column value should be generated not only when a row is inserted, but also when it's updated, the https://docs.jboss.org/hibernate/orm/{majorMinorVersion}/javadocs/org/hibernate/annotations/GeneratedColumn.html[`@GeneratedColumn`] annotation should be used.
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[[schema-generation-columns-unique-constraint]] [[schema-generation-columns-unique-constraint]]
=== Columns unique constraint === Columns unique constraint