Class AggregateMapping

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable
Direct Known Subclasses:
AbstractCompositeCollectionMapping, AbstractCompositeObjectMapping, AggregateObjectMapping, XMLInverseReferenceMapping, XMLObjectReferenceMapping

public abstract class AggregateMapping extends DatabaseMapping
Purpose: Two objects can be considered to be related by aggregation if there is a strict 1:1 relationship between the objects. This means that if the source (parent)object exists, then the target (child or owned) object must exist. This class implements the behavior common to the aggregate object and structure mappings.
Since:
TopLink for Java 1.0
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