2.2. TransactionManager

The TransactionManager interface allows the application server to control transaction boundaries on behalf of the application being managed.

	InitialContext ic = new InitialContext();
	TransactionManager utm = ic.lookup("java:/TransactionManager")

	InitialContext ic = new InitialContext();
	TransactionManager utm = ic.lookup("java:/TransactionManager")

The Transaction Manager maintains the transaction context association with threads as part of its internal data structure. A thread’s transaction context is either null or it refers to a specific global transaction. Multiple threads can be associated with the same global transaction. Nested transactions are not supported.

Each transaction context is encapsulated within a Transaction object, which can be used to perform operations which are specific to the target transaction, regardless of the calling thread’s transaction context.

The begin method of TransactionManager begins a new top-level transaction, and associates the transaction context with the calling thread. If the calling thread is already associated with a transaction then the begin method throws the NotSupportedException.

The getTransaction method returns the Transaction object that represents the transaction context currently associated with the calling thread. This object can be used to perform various operations on the target transaction. These operations are described elsewhere.

The commit method completes the transaction currently associated with the calling thread. After it returns, the calling thread is not associated with any transaction. If commit is called when the thread is not associated with any transaction context, an exception is thrown. In some implementations, only the transaction originator can use the commit operation. If the calling thread is not permitted to commit the transaction, an exception is thrown. JBossJTA does not impose any restrictions on the ability of threads to terminate transactions.

The rollback method is used to roll back the transaction associated with the current thread. After the rollback method completes, the thread is not associated with any transaction.