differences between <one-to-may> and <many-to-one&g

kiwionly · **Joined:** Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:08 pm **Posts:** 47

hi,

i got confuse between <one-to-may> and <many-to-one>.

Can some one provide some example for this 2 association mapping ?

when read though the hibernate reference, it say that <one-to-may> is not receommended. ( section 7.2.3)

I just wondering that normaly, we say "one person got many address" (shipping address, billing address) instead of "many person got one address" right ?

any one got any idea ? or am I just interpret it wrongly ?

farzad · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:14 pm

kiwionly wrote:

the hibernate reference, it say that <one-to-may> is not receommended. ( section 7.2.3)

Naha, the document says a unidirectional one-to-many association on a foreign key is discouraged.

Quote:

We think it's better to use a join table for this kind of association.

The association type is fine. It is just a discussion of how you design it in db.

Farzad-

kiwionly · **Joined:** Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:08 pm **Posts:** 47

ok, get it, thx !