Spring Core · interview question
Why might a transaction not roll back even if a RuntimeException is thrown?
Multiple choiceMediumchapter-9-curatedpremiumspring-coretransactions-and-proxies
Answer and explanation
Correct answer
C. The exception was caught and handled
Why
If a RuntimeException is caught and handled within the transactional method, the transaction will not roll back because the exception does not propagate out of the method boundary, which is necessary for triggering a rollback.
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