Part XVI

XML Mappings

An XML mapping transforms object data members to the XML nodes of an XML document, whose structure is defined by an XML schema document (XSD).

This part contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 53, "Introduction to XML Mappings"

  This chapter describes each of the different TopLink XML mapping types and important XML mapping concepts.

• Chapter 54, "Configuring an XML Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure TopLink XML mapping options common to two or more XML mapping types.

• Chapter 55, "Configuring an XML Direct Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure a direct XML mapping.

• Chapter 56, "Configuring an XML Composite Direct Collection Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure a composite direct collection XML mapping.

• Chapter 57, "Configuring an XML Composite Object Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure a composite object XML mapping including an XML mapping to a single named complex type of type xs:anyType.

• Chapter 58, "Configuring an XML Composite Collection Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure a composite collection XML mapping.

• Chapter 59, "Configuring an XML Any Object Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure an XML mapping to a single unnamed complex type specified as xs:any.

• Chapter 60, "Configuring an XML Any Collection Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure an XML mapping to an unnamed sequence of complex types specified as xs:any, an unnamed sequence of complex types of type xs:anyType, or a root element of type xs:anyType.

• Chapter 61, "Configuring an XML Transformation Mapping"

  This chapter explains how to configure a transformation XML mapping.