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package org.eclipse.persistence.mappings.foundation;

/**
 * A MapComponentMapping is any mapping that can be used as the key or the value
 * in a mapping that uses a MappedKeyMapContainerPolicy.  This interface is generally implemented
 * by mappings that provide the value in a mapping to a Map.  Mappings that provide the key generally 
 * implement sub-interface MapKeyMapping
 * 
 * @see MappedKeyContainerPolicy
 * @see MapKeyMapping
 * @see DirectCollectionMapping
 * @see AggregateCollectionMapping
 * @see OneToManyMapping
 * @see UnidirectionalOneToManyMapping
 * @see ManyToManyMapping
 * @author tware
 *
 */
public interface MapComponentMapping {

}
