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Why can mapping a joined orders plus order_items result set be trickier than mapping a single products table?

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D. Because join rows repeat parent columns and may need to be grouped into one object graph

Why

Joined queries often duplicate the parent columns across multiple rows. Good mapping code rebuilds the object graph intentionally instead of accidentally creating duplicate parent objects.

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