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Reference -Mikalai Zaikin SCBCD Notes -
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Chapter 6 Component Contract for CMP
3. One to Many Bidirectional relationships

entityBean_A1.setEntityBean_B(entityBean_A2.getEntityBean_B());
if (entityBean_A2.getEntityBean_B().isEmpty()) { ... } // true
if (entityBeans_B2.isEmpty()) { ... } // true
if (entityBean_B11.getEntityBean_A() == null) { ... } // true
if (entityBean_A1.isIdentical(entityBean_B21.getEntityBean_A())) {
... // true
}

I don't understand the 3'rd if that says if (entityBean_B11.getEntityBean_A() == null) { ... } // true

Why should entityBean_B11.getEntityBean_A() be null?? If it is A to B is one to many relationship I should be able to associate any any number of B's to A.
If I have B1 and B2 associated to A1 in one to many relationship in the following way
A1 --> B1
A1 --> B2

and I assign B3 to A1 it will be

A1 --> B1
A1 --> B2
A1 --> B3
B1 should not loose its association with A1.
In the above example in Mikalai zaikin's notes as far as I understand from the third if B1 looses association with A1.
Is it right or I did not understand the concept here?
[ May 01, 2004: Message edited by: Santosh Ram ]
[ May 02, 2004: Message edited by: Santosh Ram ]
 
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Can some one please help me with the above questions.
 
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Santosh,
entityBean_A1.setEntityBean_B(entityBean_A2.getEntityBean_B());
is replacing entityBean_A1's collection of entityBean_B's with that of entityBean_A2's collection. It's not adding to it, but replacing it. So, the first collection element's are no longer associated to entityBean_A1.
I hope this clears your doubt.
 
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Sany,
Thanks for the response , You made it clear to me and it makes more sense to me.
 
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