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<h1>Many-to-one mapping</h1>
<p><a id="sthref117" name="sthref117"></a><a id="sthref118" name="sthref118"></a><a id="sthref119" name="sthref119"></a><a id="sthref120" name="sthref120"></a>Use a <span class="bold">Many-to-One</span> mapping to defines a single-valued association to another entity class that has many-to-one multiplicity.</p>
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<p>In the <a href="ref_persistence_outline.htm#BABEGGFE">JPA Structure view</a>, select the field to map.</p>
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<p>Right click the field and then select <span class="bold">Map As &gt; Many-to-One</span>. The <a href="ref_persistence_map_view.htm#BABIFBAF">JPA Details view (for attributes)</a> displays the properties for the selected.</p>
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<p>Use this table to complete the <a href="ref_mapping_general.htm#CACBHFIJ">General information</a> fields JPA Details view.</p>
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<td align="left" id="r2c1-t22" headers="r1c1-t22">Mapping Entity Hyperlink</td>
<td align="left" headers="r2c1-t22 r1c2-t22">Defines mapping as <span class="bold">Many-to-One</span>. This corresponds to the <code>@ManyToOne</code> annotation.</td>
<td align="left" headers="r2c1-t22 r1c3-t22">Many-to-One</td>
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<td align="left" id="r3c1-t22" headers="r1c1-t22">Target Entity</td>
<td align="left" headers="r3c1-t22 r1c2-t22">The entity to which this attribute is mapped.</td>
<td align="left" headers="r3c1-t22 r1c3-t22">null
<p>You do not need to explicitly specify the target entity, since it can be inferred from the type of object being referenced.</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r4c1-t22 r1c2-t22">Defines how data is loaded from the database. See <a href="ref_mapping_general.htm#CACGGGHB">"Fetch Type"</a> for details.
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<p>Eager</p>
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<p>Lazy</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r4c1-t22 r1c3-t22">Eager</td>
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<td align="left" id="r5c1-t22" headers="r1c1-t22">Cascade</td>
<td align="left" headers="r5c1-t22 r1c2-t22">See <a href="ref_mapping_general.htm#CACJAIHB">"Cascade Type"</a> for details.
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<p>Default</p>
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<p>All</p>
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<p>Persist</p>
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<p>Merge</p>
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<p>Remove</p>
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<td align="left" id="r6c1-t22" headers="r1c1-t22">Optional</td>
<td align="left" headers="r6c1-t22 r1c2-t22">Specifies if this field is can be null.</td>
<td align="left" headers="r6c1-t22 r1c3-t22">Yes</td>
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<p>Use this table to complete the fields on the <a href="reference015.htm#CACFCEJC">Join Columns Information</a> tab in the <span class="gui-object-title">JPA Details</span> view.</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r2c1-t23 r1c2-t23"><a id="sthref121" name="sthref121"></a><a id="sthref122" name="sthref122"></a>Specify a mapped column for joining an entity association. This field corresponds to the <code>@JoinColum</code> attribute.
<p>Select <span class="bold">Override Default</span>, then Add, Edit, or Remove the join columns.</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r2c1-t23 r1c3-t23">By default, the mapping is assumed to have a single join.</td>
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<p>Eclipse adds the following annotations to the field:</p>
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@JoinTable(joinColumns=@JoinColumn(name="<span class="italic">&lt;JOIN_COLUMN&gt;</span>"), 
    name = "<span class="italic">&lt;JOIN_TABLE_NAME&gt;</span>")
@ManyToOne(targetEntity=<span class="italic">&lt;TARGET_ENTITY&gt;</span>, fetch=<span class="italic">&lt;FETCH_TYPE&gt;</span>, 
    cascade=<span class="italic">&lt;CASCADE_TYPE&gt;</span>)
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<a href="task_mapping.htm#BABDGBIJ">Mapping an entity</a>
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<a href="ref_persistence_outline.htm#BABEGGFE">JPA Structure view</a><br />
<a href="ref_persistence_map_view.htm#BABIFBAF">JPA Details view (for attributes)</a>
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<a href="concept_mapping.htm#BABBDJFI">Understanding OR mappings</a><br />
<a href="concepts001.htm#BABBGFJG">Understanding EJB 3.0 Java Persistence API</a></div>
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