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Re-write of `Collections` domain model section 

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@ -36,34 +36,70 @@ the capabilities of the mapping such as
* how to access elements of the collection
* how to create instances of the collection - both "raw" and "wrapper" forms. See <<collection-wrapper>>
ARRAY:: Hibernate is able to map Object and primitive arrays as collections. The major
[[collection-semantics-array]]
===== ARRAY
Hibernate is able to map Object and primitive arrays as collections. The major
limitation to such a mapping is that the collection cannot be lazy in its wrapped form. However,
it can be lazy via bytecode enhancement of its owner. Note that Jakarta Persistence does not
define support for arrays as plural attributes; in strict JPA mode these would be mapped as binary
data.
BAG:: A collection that may contain duplicate entries and has no defined ordering. Conceptually
[[collection-semantics-bag]]
===== BAG
A collection that may contain duplicate entries and has no defined ordering. Conceptually
it is a `java.util.Collection` that is not a further subtype. Jakarta Persistence does not define
support for this semantic.
ID_BAG:: A bag that defines a per-element identifier to uniquely identify elements in the collection.
[[collection-semantics-idbag]]
===== ID_BAG
A bag that defines a per-element identifier to uniquely identify elements in the collection.
The identifier is configured via `org.hibernate.annotations.CollectionId`.
LIST:: Follows the semantics defined by `java.util.List`. It is a collection that is ordered based
[[collection-semantics-list]]
===== LIST
Follows the semantics defined by `java.util.List`. It is a collection that is ordered based
on a column in the database which contains the element's position in the list. The "position" column
is specified using either `jakarta.persistence.OrderColumn` or `org.hibernate.annotations.IndexColumn`;
`jakarta.persistence.OrderColumn` should be preferred. By default, Hibernate stores the position of the
elements in the list starting from `0`; for pre-existing schemas that use a different "base", Hibernate
provides the `org.hibernate.annotations.ListIndexBase` annotation. A list may contain duplicate entries.
SET::
ORDERED_SET::
SORTED_SET::
MAP::
ORDERED_MAP::
SORTED_MAP::
NOTE:: Historically, Hibernate interpreted a `List` attribute without `@OrderColumn` or `@IndexColumn`
as BAG. This is not the most natural choice, but exists for backwards compatibility. For those
wanting the more natural choice to use LIST semantics here, set `hibernate.mapping.default_list_semantics=list`
See
[[collection-semantics-set]]
===== SET
[[collection-semantics-ordered_set]]
ORDERED_SET::
[[collection-semantics-sorted-set]]
SORTED_SET::
[[collection-semantics-map]]
MAP::
[[collection-semantics-ordered-map]]
ORDERED_MAP::
[[collection-semantics-sorted-map]]
SORTED_MAP::
[[collection-nature]]
@ -115,11 +151,16 @@ Hibernate provides 3 ways to influence the semantics used for a collection mappi
todo (6.0) - finish
[[NOTE]]
----
Original content below
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// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Naturally Hibernate also allows persisting collections.
These persistent collections can contain almost any other Hibernate type, including basic types, custom types, embeddables, and references to other entities.
In this context, the distinction between value and reference semantics is very important.