Understanding the Mapping API

All the mapping classes are derived from the DatabaseMapping class.

Table 30-5 Platform and Mapping Package Compatibility

Platform Mapping Package

Platform	Mapping Package
`DatabasePlatform` For relational projects	`oracle.toplink.mappings` `oracle.toplink.xdb` `oracle.toplink.objectrelational`
`EISPlatform` For EIS projects	`oracle.toplink.eis` `oracle.toplink.mappings.TransformationMapping`
`XMLPlatform` For XML projects	`oracle.toplink.ox` `oracle.toplink.mappings.TransformationMapping`

DatabasePlatform

For relational projects

oracle.toplink.mappings

oracle.toplink.xdb

oracle.toplink.objectrelational

EISPlatform

For EIS projects

oracle.toplink.eis

oracle.toplink.mappings.TransformationMapping

XMLPlatform

For XML projects

oracle.toplink.ox

oracle.toplink.mappings.TransformationMapping