Oracle Fusion Middleware Java API Reference for Oracle TopLink (Deprecated)
11g Release 1 (11.1.1)

B32476-04

Package oracle.toplink.mappings

Interface Summary
ContainerMapping Interface used by clients to interact with the assorted mappings that use ContainerPolicy.
 

Class Summary
AggregateCollectionMapping Purpose: The aggregate collection mapping is used to represent the aggregate relationship between a single source object and a collection of target objects.
AggregateMapping Purpose: Two objects can be considered to be related by aggregation if there is a strict 1:1 relationship between the objects.
AggregateObjectMapping Purpose:Two objects can be considered to be related by aggregation if there is a strict 1:1 relationship between the objects.
Association Purpose: Generic association object.
AttributeAccessor Purpose: This provides an abstract class for setting and retrieving the attribute value for the mapping from an object.
CollectionMapping Purpose: Abstract class for relationship mappings which store collection of objects
DatabaseMapping Purpose: Defines how an attribute of an object maps to and from the database Responsibilities: Define type of relationship (1:1/1:M/M:M/etc.)
DirectCollectionMapping Purpose: This mapping is used to store a collection of simple types (String, Number, Date, etc.)
DirectMapMapping Mapping for a collection of key-value pairs.
DirectToFieldMapping Purpose: Maps an attribute to the corresponding database field type.
ForeignReferenceMapping Purpose: Abstract class for relationship mappings
11/26/2008 - 11.1.1.1.0 Michael O'Brien - 7596027: Remove TopLink JPA provider which is replaced by org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.PersistenceProvider
ManyToManyMapping Purpose: Many to many mappings are used to represent the relationships between a collection of source objects and a collection of target objects.
ObjectReferenceMapping Purpose: Abstract class for 1:1, varibale 1:1 and reference mappings
ObjectTypeMapping Deprecated. since OracleAS TopLink 10g (10.1.3).
OneToManyMapping Purpose: This mapping is used to represent the typical RDBMS relationship between a single source object and collection of target objects; where, on the database, the target objects have references (foreign keys) to the source object.
OneToOneMapping Purpose: One to one mappings are used to represent a pointer references between two java objects.
PropertyAssociation Purpose: Generic association object.
SerializedObjectMapping Deprecated. since OracleAS TopLink 10g (10.1.3).
TransformationMapping Purpose: A transformation mapping is used for a specialized translation between how a value is represented in Java and its representation on the databae.
TypeConversionMapping Deprecated. since OracleAS TopLink 10g (10.1.3).
TypedAssociation Purpose: Generic association object.
VariableOneToOneMapping Purpose: Variable one to one mappings are used to represent a pointer references between a java object and an implementer of an interface.
 


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