What is mapping constraints and types or explains[DBMS-3]
Mapping constraints
-A mapping constraints is data constraints that express the number of entity to which another entity can be related via a relationship sets.
-It is most useful in describing relationship sets that involve more than two entity sets.
-There are four types of mapping constraints.
-one to one
-one to many
-many to one
-many to many
one to one:
Let us consider two entity sets A and B. An entity in A is associated with at most one entity in B.An entity in B is associated with at most one entity in A.
one to many:
Let us consider two entity sets A and B. An entity in A is associated with any number (0 or more) of the entity in B and An entity in B is associated with at most one entity in A.
many to one :
let us consider two entity sets A and B. An entity in A is associated with at most one entity in B and an entity in B is associated with any number of the entity in A
many to many :
Let us consider two entity sets A and B. An entity in A is associated with any number of the entity in B and an entity in B is associated with any number of the entity in A.
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