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package javax.transaction.xa;
/**
* The Xid interface is a Java mapping of the X/Open transaction identifier
* XID structure. This interface specifies three accessor methods to
* retrieve a global transaction format ID, global transaction ID,
* and branch qualifier. The Xid interface is used by the transaction
* manager and the resource managers. This interface is not visible to
* the application programs.
* @since 1.4
public interface Xid {
* Maximum number of bytes returned by {@link #getGlobalTransactionId }.
static final int MAXGTRIDSIZE = 64;
* Maximum number of bytes returned by {@link #getBranchQualifier }.
static final int MAXBQUALSIZE = 64;
* Obtain the format identifier part of the XID.
* @return Format identifier. O means the OSI CCR format.
int getFormatId();
* Obtain the global transaction identifier part of XID as an array
* of bytes.
* @return Global transaction identifier.
byte[] getGlobalTransactionId();
* Obtain the transaction branch identifier part of XID as an array
byte[] getBranchQualifier();
}