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25:
26: package java.sql;
27:
28: /**
29: * The representation of a savepoint, which is a point within
30: * the current transaction that can be referenced from the
31: * <code>Connection.rollback</code> method. When a transaction
32: * is rolled back to a savepoint all changes made after that
33: * savepoint are undone.
34: * <p>
35: * Savepoints can be either named or unnamed. Unnamed savepoints
36: * are identified by an ID generated by the underlying data source.
37: *
38: * @since 1.4
39: */
40:
41: public interface Savepoint {
42:
43: /**
44: * Retrieves the generated ID for the savepoint that this
45: * <code>Savepoint</code> object represents.
46: * @return the numeric ID of this savepoint
47: * @exception SQLException if this is a named savepoint
48: * @since 1.4
49: */
50: int getSavepointId() throws SQLException;
51:
52: /**
53: * Retrieves the name of the savepoint that this <code>Savepoint</code>
54: * object represents.
55: * @return the name of this savepoint
56: * @exception SQLException if this is an un-named savepoint
57: * @since 1.4
58: */
59: String getSavepointName() throws SQLException;
60: }
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