MapDef (Oracle NoSQL Database API)

All Superinterfaces:

FieldDef
```
public interface MapDef
extends FieldDef
```
MapDef is an extension of FieldDef to define an unordered map, where all entries are constrained to a single type. Map keys are case-sensitive.

Since:

3.0

- Nested Class Summary
  - Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface oracle.kv.table.FieldDef
    FieldDef.Type
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  MapDef clone()
  Perform a deep copy of this FieldDef instance.
  
  FieldDef getElement()
  - Methods inherited from interface oracle.kv.table.FieldDef
    asAny, asAnyAtomic, asAnyJsonAtomic, asAnyRecord, asArray, asBinary, asBoolean, asDouble, asEnum, asFixedBinary, asFloat, asInteger, asJson, asLong, asMap, asNumber, asRecord, asString, asTimestamp, createArray, createBinary, createBoolean, createDouble, createEnum, createFixedBinary, createFloat, createInteger, createJsonNull, createLong, createMap, createNumber, createNumber, createNumber, createNumber, createNumber, createRecord, createString, createTimestamp, getDescription, getType, isAny, isAnyAtomic, isAnyJsonAtomic, isAnyRecord, isArray, isAtomic, isBinary, isBoolean, isComplex, isDouble, isEnum, isFixedBinary, isFloat, isInteger, isJson, isLong, isMap, isMRCounter, isNumber, isNumeric, isPrecise, isRecord, isString, isTimestamp, isType, isUUIDString, isValidIndexField, isValidKeyField

- Method Detail
  - getElement
```
FieldDef getElement()
```
    Returns:
    
    the definition of the type of object stored in the map
  - clone
```
MapDef clone()
```
    Description copied from interface: FieldDef
    
    Perform a deep copy of this FieldDef instance.
    
    Specified by:
    
    clone in interface FieldDef
    
    Returns:
    
    a deep copy of this object