55 Configuring an XML Direct Mapping

This chapter describes the various components that you must configure in order to use an XML direct mapping.

This chapter includes the following section:

• Introduction to XML Direct Mapping Configuration

For information on how to configure TopLink mappings options common to two or more mapping types, see Chapter 121, "Configuring a Mapping".

For information on how to create TopLink mappings, see Chapter 120, "Creating a Mapping".

Table 55-1 lists the configurable options for an XML direct mapping.

55.1 Introduction to XML Direct Mapping Configuration

Table 55-1 lists the configurable options for an XML direct mapping.

Table 55-1 Configurable Options for XML Direct Mapping

Option to Configure	Oracle JDeveloper	TopLink Workbench	Java
XPath (see Section 121.4, "Configuring XPath")
Simple type translator (see Section 121.12, "Configuring a Simple Type Translator")
Use of a single node (see Section 121.19, "Configuring the Use of a Single Node")
Use of CDATA (see Section 121.20, "Configuring the Use of CDATA")
Method or direct field access (see Section 121.6, "Configuring Method or Direct Field Accessing at the Mapping Level")
Default null value (see Section 121.5, "Configuring a Default Null Value at the Mapping Level")
Read-only (see Section 121.2, "Configuring Read-Only Mappings")
Comments (see Section 121.8, "Configuring Mapping Comments")
Serialized object converter (see Section 121.9, "Configuring a Serialized Object Converter")
Type conversion converter (see Section 121.10, "Configuring a Type Conversion Converter")
Object type converter (see Section 121.11, "Configuring an Object Type Converter")
JAXB typesafe enumeration converter (see Section 121.13, "Configuring a JAXB Typesafe Enumeration Converter")

For more information, see the following:

• Section 53.3, "XML Direct Mapping"

• Chapter 54, "Configuring an XML Mapping"