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package javax.sql;

import java.sql.*;

/**

 * An object that provides support for distributed transactions. An

 * {@code XAConnection} object may be enlisted in a distributed transaction

 * by means of an {@code XAResource} object. A transaction manager, usually

 * part of a middle tier server, manages an {@code XAConnection} object

 * through the {@code XAResource} object.

 * <P>

 * 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

 */

public interface XAConnection extends PooledConnection {

    /**

     * Retrieves an {@code XAResource} object that the transaction manager

     * will use to manage this {@code XAConnection} object's participation

     * in a distributed transaction.

     *

     * @return the {@code XAResource} object

     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs

     * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not

     * support this method

     * @since 1.4

     */

    javax.transaction.xa.XAResource getXAResource() throws SQLException;

}