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[6.18.0](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-spanner/6.18.0/com.google.spanner.executor.v1.StartTransactionActionOrBuilder)\n- [6.17.4](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-spanner/6.17.4/com.google.spanner.executor.v1.StartTransactionActionOrBuilder)\n- [6.14.1](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-spanner/6.14.1/com.google.spanner.executor.v1.StartTransactionActionOrBuilder) \n\n public interface StartTransactionActionOrBuilder extends MessageOrBuilder\n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[MessageOrBuilder](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder.html)\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### getConcurrency()\n\n public abstract Concurrency getConcurrency()\n\nConcurrency is for read-only transactions and must be omitted for\nread-write transactions.\n\n`optional .google.spanner.executor.v1.Concurrency concurrency = 1;`\n\n### getConcurrencyOrBuilder()\n\n public abstract ConcurrencyOrBuilder getConcurrencyOrBuilder()\n\nConcurrency is for read-only transactions and must be omitted for\nread-write transactions.\n\n`optional .google.spanner.executor.v1.Concurrency concurrency = 1;`\n\n### getExecutionOptions()\n\n public abstract TransactionExecutionOptions getExecutionOptions()\n\nExecution options (e.g., whether transaction is opaque, optimistic).\n\n`optional .google.spanner.executor.v1.TransactionExecutionOptions execution_options = 4;\n`\n\n### getExecutionOptionsOrBuilder()\n\n public abstract TransactionExecutionOptionsOrBuilder getExecutionOptionsOrBuilder()\n\nExecution options (e.g., whether transaction is opaque, optimistic).\n\n`optional .google.spanner.executor.v1.TransactionExecutionOptions execution_options = 4;\n`\n\n### getTable(int index)\n\n public abstract TableMetadata getTable(int index)\n\nMetadata about tables and columns that will be involved in this\ntransaction. It is to convert values of key parts correctly.\n\n`repeated .google.spanner.executor.v1.TableMetadata table = 2;`\n\n### getTableCount()\n\n public abstract int getTableCount()\n\nMetadata about tables and columns that will be involved in this\ntransaction. It is to convert values of key parts correctly.\n\n`repeated .google.spanner.executor.v1.TableMetadata table = 2;`\n\n### getTableList()\n\n public abstract List\u003cTableMetadata\u003e getTableList()\n\nMetadata about tables and columns that will be involved in this\ntransaction. It is to convert values of key parts correctly.\n\n`repeated .google.spanner.executor.v1.TableMetadata table = 2;`\n\n### getTableOrBuilder(int index)\n\n public abstract TableMetadataOrBuilder getTableOrBuilder(int index)\n\nMetadata about tables and columns that will be involved in this\ntransaction. It is to convert values of key parts correctly.\n\n`repeated .google.spanner.executor.v1.TableMetadata table = 2;`\n\n### getTableOrBuilderList()\n\n public abstract List\u003c? extends TableMetadataOrBuilder\u003e getTableOrBuilderList()\n\nMetadata about tables and columns that will be involved in this\ntransaction. It is to convert values of key parts correctly.\n\n`repeated .google.spanner.executor.v1.TableMetadata table = 2;`\n\n### getTransactionSeed()\n\n public abstract String getTransactionSeed()\n\nTransaction_seed contains workid and op pair for this transaction, used for\ntesting.\n\n`string transaction_seed = 3;`\n\n### getTransactionSeedBytes()\n\n public abstract ByteString getTransactionSeedBytes()\n\nTransaction_seed contains workid and op pair for this transaction, used for\ntesting.\n\n`string transaction_seed = 3;`\n\n### hasConcurrency()\n\n public abstract boolean hasConcurrency()\n\nConcurrency is for read-only transactions and must be omitted for\nread-write transactions.\n\n`optional .google.spanner.executor.v1.Concurrency concurrency = 1;`\n\n### hasExecutionOptions()\n\n public abstract boolean hasExecutionOptions()\n\nExecution options (e.g., whether transaction is opaque, optimistic).\n\n`optional .google.spanner.executor.v1.TransactionExecutionOptions execution_options = 4;\n`"]]
