javax.sql
Interface XAConnection

All Superinterfaces:

PooledConnection

public interface XAConnection
extends PooledConnection

An object that provides support for distributed transactions. An XAConnection object may be enlisted in a distributed transaction by means of an XAResource object. A transaction manager, usually part of a middle tier server, manages an XAConnection object through the XAResource object.

An application programmer does not use this interface directly; rather, it is used by a transaction manager working in the middle tier server.

Since:

1.4

Method Summary

XAResource

getXAResource() Retrieves an XAResource object that the transaction manager will use to manage this XAConnection object's participation in a distributed transaction.

Methods inherited from interface javax.sql.PooledConnection

addConnectionEventListener, close, getConnection, removeConnectionEventListener

Method Detail

getXAResource

XAResource getXAResource()
                         throws SQLException

Retrieves an XAResource object that the transaction manager will use to manage this XAConnection object's participation in a distributed transaction.

Returns:

the XAResource object

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs