EclipseLink Core 4.0.2 · org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.structures

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
public interface	ArrayCollectionMapping Interface used by the `ArrayCollectionMappingHelper` to interact with the assorted array collection mappings.

Class Summary

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
public class	ArrayCollectionMappingHelper Helper class to consolidate all the heinous comparing and merging code for the Array collection mappings.
public class	ArrayMapping Purpose: In an object-relational data model, structures can contain "Arrays" or collections of other data-types.
public class	NestedTableMapping Purpose: Nested tables are similar to `VARRAYs` except internally they store their information in a separate table from their parent structure's table.
public class	ObjectArrayMapping Purpose: In an object-relational data model, structures can contain "Arrays" or collections of other data-types.
public class	ObjectRelationalDatabaseField INTERNAL: A database field of object-relational type: either a java.sql.Array, java.sql.Struct, or java.sql.Ref.
public class	ObjectRelationalDataTypeDescriptor Purpose: Differentiates object-relational descriptors from normal relational descriptors.
public class	ReferenceMapping Purpose: In an object-relational data model, structures reference each other through "Refs"; not through foreign keys as in the relational data model.
public class	StructureMapping Purpose: A structure is an object-relational user-defined data-type or object-type.