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package javax.transaction.xa;

The Xid interface is a Java mapping of the X/Open transaction identifier
XID structure. This interface specifies three accessor methods to
retrieve a global transaction format ID, global transaction ID,
and branch qualifier. The Xid interface is used by the transaction
manager and the resource managers. This interface is not visible to
the application programs.
Since:
1.4/**
 * The Xid interface is a Java mapping of the X/Open transaction identifier
 * XID structure. This interface specifies three accessor methods to
 * retrieve a global transaction format ID, global transaction ID,
 * and branch qualifier. The Xid interface is used by the transaction
 * manager and the resource managers. This interface is not visible to
 * the application programs.
 *
 * @since 1.4
 */
public interface Xid {

    
Maximum number of bytes returned by getGtrid.
/**
     * Maximum number of bytes returned by getGtrid.
     */
    final static int MAXGTRIDSIZE = 64;

    
Maximum number of bytes returned by getBqual.
/**
     * Maximum number of bytes returned by getBqual.
     */
    final static int MAXBQUALSIZE = 64;

    
Obtain the format identifier part of the XID.
Returns:
Format identifier. O means the OSI CCR format./**
     * Obtain the format identifier part of the XID.
     *
     * @return Format identifier. O means the OSI CCR format.
     */
    int getFormatId();

    
Obtain the global transaction identifier part of XID as an array
of bytes.
Returns:
Global transaction identifier./**
     * Obtain the global transaction identifier part of XID as an array
     * of bytes.
     *
     * @return Global transaction identifier.
     */
    byte[] getGlobalTransactionId();

    
Obtain the transaction branch identifier part of XID as an array
of bytes.
Returns:
Global transaction identifier./**
     * Obtain the transaction branch identifier part of XID as an array
     * of bytes.
     *
     * @return Global transaction identifier.
     */
    byte[] getBranchQualifier();
}