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+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+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;
+
+ }