Java doesn't natively support default parameter values like Scala, Kotlin, or Python. This library fills that gap by generating helper code at compile time.

However, if you want to customize the way a field maps to a database column, you can decorate a property with the @Column annotation. Along with the name property, the JPA @Column annotation can ...

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