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package org.springframework.transaction.interceptor;

import org.springframework.transaction.TransactionDefinition;

/**
 * This interface adds a <code>rollbackOn</code> specification to {@link TransactionDefinition}.
 * As custom <code>rollbackOn</code> is only possible with AOP, this class resides
 * in the AOP transaction package.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 16.03.2003
 * @see DefaultTransactionAttribute
 * @see RuleBasedTransactionAttribute
 */
public interface TransactionAttribute extends TransactionDefinition {

	/**
	 * Return a qualifier value associated with this transaction attribute.
	 * <p>This may be used for choosing a corresponding transaction manager
	 * to process this specific transaction.
	 */
	String getQualifier();

	/**
	 * Should we roll back on the given exception?
	 * @param ex the exception to evaluate
	 * @return whether to perform a rollback or not
	 */
	boolean rollbackOn(Throwable ex);
	
}
