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  25 
  26 package javax.sql.rowset.spi;
  27 
  28 import java.sql.SQLException;
  29 import java.io.Reader;
  30 
  31 import javax.sql.RowSetWriter;
  32 import javax.sql.rowset.*;
  33 import java.sql.Savepoint;
  34 
  35 /**
  36  * A specialized interface that facilitates an extension of the standard
  37  * <code>SyncProvider</code> abstract class so that it has finer grained
  38  * transaction control.
  39  * <p>
  40  * If one or more disconnected <code>RowSet</code> objects are participating
  41  * in a global transaction, they may wish to coordinate their synchronization
  42  * commits to preserve data integrity and reduce the number of
  43  * synchronization exceptions. If this is the case, an application should set
  44  * the <code>CachedRowSet</code> constant <code>COMMIT_ON_ACCEPT_CHANGES</code>
  45  * to <code>false</code> and use the <code>commit</code> and <code>rollback</code>
  46  * methods defined in this interface to manage transaction boundaries.
  47  */
  48 public interface TransactionalWriter extends RowSetWriter {
  49 
  50     /**
  51      * Makes permanent all changes that have been performed by the
  52      * <code>acceptChanges</code> method since the last call to either the
  53      * <code>commit</code> or <code>rollback</code> methods.
  54      * This method should be used only when auto-commit mode has been disabled.
  55      *
  56      * @throws SQLException  if a database access error occurs or the
  57      *         <code>Connection</code> object within this <code>CachedRowSet</code>
  58      *         object is in auto-commit mode
  59      */
  60     public void commit() throws SQLException;
  61 
  62     /**
  63      * Undoes all changes made in the current transaction. This method should be
  64      * used only when auto-commit mode has been disabled.
  65      *
  66      * @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs or the <code>Connection</code>
  67      *         object within this <code>CachedRowSet</code> object is in auto-commit mode
  68      */
  69     public void rollback() throws SQLException;
  70 
  71     /**
  72      * Undoes all changes made in the current transaction made prior to the given
  73      * <code>Savepoint</code> object.  This method should be used only when auto-commit
  74      * mode has been disabled.
  75      *
  76      * @param s a <code>Savepoint</code> object marking a savepoint in the current
  77      *        transaction.  All changes made before <i>s</i> was set will be undone.
  78      *        All changes made after <i>s</i> was set will be made permanent.
  79      * @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs or the <code>Connection</code>
  80      *         object within this <code>CachedRowSet</code> object is in auto-commit mode
  81      */
  82     public void rollback(Savepoint s) throws SQLException;
  83 }