**Inheritance:**
java.lang.Object
```
public class MappingType
```

Specifies how a [DataColumn](../../com.aspose.words.net.system.data/datacolumn/) is mapped.
## Fields

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [ATTRIBUTE](#ATTRIBUTE) | The column is mapped to an XML attribute. |
| [ELEMENT](#ELEMENT) | The column is mapped to an XML element. |
| [HIDDEN](#HIDDEN) | The column is mapped to an internal structure. |
| [SIMPLE_CONTENT](#SIMPLE-CONTENT) | The column is mapped to a text node. |
### ATTRIBUTE {#ATTRIBUTE}
```
public static int ATTRIBUTE
```


The column is mapped to an XML attribute.

### ELEMENT {#ELEMENT}
```
public static int ELEMENT
```


The column is mapped to an XML element.

### HIDDEN {#HIDDEN}
```
public static int HIDDEN
```


The column is mapped to an internal structure.

### SIMPLE_CONTENT {#SIMPLE-CONTENT}
```
public static int SIMPLE_CONTENT
```


The column is mapped to a text node.