What is the practical use of timestamp column in sql server with example?

Question

I came across the timestamp datatype in sql server.What is the practical use of timestamp column in sql server with example?

Answer 1

I have used the timestamp column to keep track of when data changes, specifically data that needs to be synced to one or more mobile applications. You can use the timestamp column to just give return the rows that have changed since a point in time (by providing the previous timestamp).