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J. Duke319a3b92007-12-01 00:00:00 +00001/*
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25
26package javax.sql;
27
28import java.sql.*;
29
30
31/**
32 * An object that provides support for distributed
33 * transactions. An <code>XAConnection</code> object may be enlisted
34 * in a distributed transaction by means of an <code>XAResource</code> object.
35 * A transaction manager, usually part of a middle tier server, manages an
36 * <code>XAConnection</code> object through the <code>XAResource</code> object.
37 * <P>
38 * An application programmer does not use this interface directly; rather,
39 * it is used by a transaction manager working in the middle tier server.
40 *
41 * @since 1.4
42 */
43
44public interface XAConnection extends PooledConnection {
45
46
47 /**
48 * Retrieves an <code>XAResource</code> object that
49 * the transaction manager will use
50 * to manage this <code>XAConnection</code> object's participation in a
51 * distributed transaction.
52 *
53 * @return the <code>XAResource</code> object
54 * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
55 * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
56 * this method
57 * @since 1.4
58 */
59 javax.transaction.xa.XAResource getXAResource() throws SQLException;
60
61 }