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What is Spring Transaction Management?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
It ensures data consistency by managing database transactions declaratively or programmatically.
Deep explanation
Spring uses @Transactional to define transaction boundaries. It supports propagation, isolation levels, rollback rules, and integrates with JDBC, JPA, and Hibernate.
Real-world example
Ensuring money transfer either fully succeeds or fails.
Common mistakes
- Calling @Transactional methods internally within same class (self-invocation issue).
Follow-up questions
- What is transaction propagation?
- What causes rollback?