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| In the <span class="emphasis"><em>meet-in-the-middle</em></span> |
| mapping approach, you control both the relational model and the object model. It |
| is up to you to define the mappings between these models. The mapping |
| tool's <code class="literal">validate</code> action is useful to meet-in-the-middle |
| mappers. This action verifies that the mapping information for a class matches |
| the class definition and the existing schema. It throws an informative exception |
| when your mappings are incorrect. |
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| Validating Mappings |
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| java org.apache.openjpa.jdbc.meta.MappingTool -action validate Magazine.java |
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| The <code class="literal">buildSchema</code> action we discussed in |
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| Forward Mapping |
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| during meet-in-the-middle mapping. Unlike the <code class="literal">validate</code> |
| action, which throws an exception if your mapping data does not match the |
| existing schema, the <code class="literal">buildSchema</code> action assumes your mapping |
| data is correct, and modifies the schema to match your mappings. This lets you |
| modify your mapping data manually, but saves you the hassle of using your |
| database's tools to bring the schema up-to-date. |
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