ITypeMapping.Provider (CDO Model Repository Documentation)

Enclosing interface:

ITypeMapping
```
public static interface ITypeMapping.Provider
```
A provider for type mapping information. This provider is used by the TypeMappingRegistry to create an ITypeMapping instance suitable for a given feature and DB field. Usually, one factory is responsible for one type mapping.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Stefan Winkler

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class ITypeMapping.Provider.Factory
A factory for typeMappingProviders.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static ITypeMapping.Provider INSTANCE
The one global (singleton) provider instance.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ITypeMapping`	`createTypeMapping(IMappingStrategy mappingStrategy, EStructuralFeature feature)`	Create an `ITypeMapping` implementation.

- Field Detail
  - INSTANCE
```
static final ITypeMapping.Provider INSTANCE
```
    The one global (singleton) provider instance.
- Method Detail
  - createTypeMapping
```
ITypeMapping createTypeMapping(IMappingStrategy mappingStrategy,
                               EStructuralFeature feature)
```
    Create an ITypeMapping implementation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    mappingStrategy - the mapping strategy
    
    feature - the feature the new type mapping shall be responsible for
    
    Returns:
    
    the newly created ITypeMapping instance