OneToMany and ManyToOne

Annotation OneToMany

Target: Fields (including property get methods)

Defines a many-valued association with one-to-many multiplicity.

If the collection is defined using generics to specify the element type, the associated target entity type need not be specified; otherwise the target entity class must be specified. If the relationship is bidirectional, the mappedBy element must be used to specify the relationship field or property of the entity that is the owner of the relationship.

1.    Bidirectional

Customer.java

@OneToMany(mappedBy="customer")

private Set<Order> orders = new HashSet<Order>();

Order.java

@ManyToOne

@JoinColumn(name="CUST_ID", nullable=false)

private Customer customer;

2.            Unidirectional

Customer.java

@OneToMany(orphanRemoval=true)

@JoinColumn(name="CUST_ID") // join column is in table for Order

public Set<Order> getOrders() {return orders;}

Annotation ManyToOne

Target: Fields (including property get methods)

Defines a single-valued association to another entity class that has many-to-one multiplicity. It is not normally necessary to specify the target entity explicitly since it can usually be inferred from the type of the object being referenced. If the relationship is bidirectional, the non-owning OneToMany entity side must use the mappedBy element to specify the relationship field or property of the entity that is the owner of the relationship.

UserList.java

@ManyToOne(optional=false)

@JoinColumn(name="Active_ID1", nullable=false, updatable=false)

private  Active active;

@ManyToOne(optional=false)

@JoinColumn(name="Active_ID1", nullable=false, updatable=false)

public Active getActive() {

       return active;

}