Many-to-Many Mapping - General
Use to specify general settings for a many-to-many mapping.
- Reference Descriptor
- Choose the descriptor to map to the attribute. You can select only interface descriptors.
- Read Only
- Specify if this mapping is "read only." See "Specifying Read Only Settings" for more information.
- Use Method Accessing
- Specify if this mapping uses specific get and set methods. See "Specifying Direct Access and Method Access" for more information.
- Maintain Bidirectional Relationship
- Choose the descriptor to map to the attribute. See "Maintaining Bidirectional Relationships" for more information.
- Private Owned
- Specify if this mapping is privately owned. Destroying the source object will also destroy the target object.See "Specifying Private or Independent Relationships" for more information.
- Use Batch Reading
- Specify if TopLInk uses batch reading for relational mappings. See "Optimizing for Queries" for more information.
Note: Use this option only if you are sure that the related objects are always required with the source object.
- Use Indirection
- Specify if this mapping uses indirection. See "Working with Indirection" for more information.
Relation Table
- Select the database table that defines this many-to-many relationship.
Related Topics
Working with Many-to-Many Mappings
One-to-Many Mapping - Collection Options
Many-to-Many Mapping - Source Reference
Many-to-Many Mapping - Target Reference
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