ITypeMapping.Descriptor (CDO Model Repository Documentation)

Enclosing interface:

ITypeMapping
```
public static interface ITypeMapping.Descriptor
```
A descriptor which describes one type mapping class. The descriptor is encoded in the factoryType which is used as a string description for the extension point mechanism. Translations and instantiations can be done using the methods in TypeMappingUtil.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Stefan Winkler

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`org.eclipse.net4j.db.DBType`	`getDBType()`	The target (i.e., db) type that can be mapped by the type mapping.
`org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClassifier`	`getEClassifier()`	The source (i.e., model) type that can be mapped by the type mapping.
`java.lang.String`	`getFactoryType()`	The factoryType of the factory which can create the type mapping
`java.lang.String`	`getID()`	The ID of the described type mapping.

- Method Detail
  - getFactoryType
```
java.lang.String getFactoryType()
```
    The factoryType of the factory which can create the type mapping
  - getID
```
java.lang.String getID()
```
    The ID of the described type mapping.
  - getEClassifier
```
org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClassifier getEClassifier()
```
    The source (i.e., model) type that can be mapped by the type mapping.
  - getDBType
```
org.eclipse.net4j.db.DBType getDBType()
```
    The target (i.e., db) type that can be mapped by the type mapping.