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package javax.sql;
import java.sql.*;
/**
* An object that provides support for distributed
* transactions. An <code>XAConnection</code> object may be enlisted
* in a distributed transaction by means of an <code>XAResource</code> object.
* A transaction manager, usually part of a middle tier server, manages an
* <code>XAConnection</code> object through the <code>XAResource</code> 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</code> object that
* the transaction manager will use
* to manage this <code>XAConnection</code> object's participation in a
* distributed transaction.
*
* @return the <code>XAResource</code> 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;
}