XML Mapping Types

TopLink supports the XML mappings listed in Table 65-1.

Table 65-1 TopLink XML Mapping Types

Mapping Type	Description	Type	TopLink Workbench	Java
"XML Direct Mapping"	Map a simple object attribute to an XML attribute or text node.	Basic
"XML Composite Direct Collection Mapping"	Map a collection of simple object attributes to XML attributes or text nodes.	Basic
"XML Composite Object Mapping"	Map any attribute that contains a single object to an XML element. The TopLink runtime uses the descriptor for the referenced object to populate the contents of that element.	Basic
"XML Composite Collection Mapping"	Map an attribute that contains a homogenous collection of objects to multiple XML elements. The TopLink runtime uses the descriptor for the referenced object to populate the contents of those elements.	Basic
"XML Any Object Mapping"	The any object XML mapping is similar to the composite object XML mapping (see "XML Composite Object Mapping"), except that the reference object may be of different types (including String), not necessarily related to each other through inheritance or a common interface.	Advanced
"XML Any Collection Mapping"	The any collection XML mapping is similar to the composite collection XML mapping (see "XML Composite Collection Mapping") except that the referenced objects may be of different types (including String), not necessarily related to each other through inheritance or a common interface.	Advanced
"XML Transformation Mapping"	Create custom mappings where one or more XML nodes can be used to create the object to be stored in a Java class's attribute.	Advanced