#region License

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#endregion

using System;

namespace Spring.Transaction.Support
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Interface to be implemented by transaction objects that are able to
	/// return an internal rollback-only marker, typically from a another
	/// transaction that has participated and marked it as rollback-only.
	/// </summary>
	/// <remarks>
	/// <p>
	/// Autodetected by <see cref="Spring.Transaction.Support.DefaultTransactionStatus"/>,
	/// to always return a current rollbackOnly flag even if not resulting from the current
	/// <see cref="Spring.Transaction.ITransactionStatus"/>.
	/// </p>
	/// </remarks>
	/// <author>Juergen Hoeller</author>
    /// <author>Griffin Caprio (.NET)</author>
	public interface ISmartTransactionObject
	{
	    /// <summary>
	    /// Return whether the transaction is internally marked as rollback-only.
	    /// </summary>
	    /// <returns>True of the transaction is marked as rollback-only.</returns>
        bool RollbackOnly
        { 
            get;
        }
	}
}
