Spring Core · interview question
When using Spring's @Transactional, which of the following could cause a method's transaction to not rollback on a runtime exception?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
D. Using a checked exception
Why
By default, Spring rolls back transactions for unchecked exceptions (RuntimeExceptions) but not for checked exceptions. Therefore, if a checked exception is thrown, the transaction will not rollback unless explicitly configured.
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