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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. 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.
+ *
+ * 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 Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package test.transaction;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import javax.transaction.TransactionRequiredException;
+import static org.testng.Assert.*;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+import util.SerializedTransactionExceptions;
+
+public class TransactionRequiredExceptionTests {
+
+    protected final String reason = "reason";
+
+    /**
+     * Create TransactionRequiredException with no-arg constructor
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void test1() {
+        TransactionRequiredException ex = new TransactionRequiredException();
+        assertTrue(ex.getMessage() == null
+                && ex.getCause() == null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create TransactionRequiredException with message
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void test2() {
+        TransactionRequiredException ex = new TransactionRequiredException(reason);
+        assertTrue(ex.getMessage().equals(reason)
+                && ex.getCause() == null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * De-Serialize a TransactionRequiredException from JDBC 4.0 and make sure
+     * you can read it back properly
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void test3() throws Exception {
+
+        ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(
+                new ByteArrayInputStream(SerializedTransactionExceptions.TRE_DATA));
+        TransactionRequiredException ex = (TransactionRequiredException) ois.readObject();
+        assertTrue(reason.equals(ex.getMessage())
+                && ex.getCause() == null);
+    }
+
+}