Begin a new transaction and execute this read or SQL query in
it. The transaction ID of the new transaction is returned in
ResultSetMetadata.transaction,
which is a Transaction.
Begin a new transaction and execute this read or SQL query in
it. The transaction ID of the new transaction is returned in
ResultSetMetadata.transaction,
which is a Transaction.
Begin a new transaction and execute this read or SQL query in
it. The transaction ID of the new transaction is returned in
ResultSetMetadata.transaction,
which is a Transaction.
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[6.18.0](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-spanner/6.18.0/com.google.spanner.v1.TransactionSelectorOrBuilder)\n- [6.17.4](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-spanner/6.17.4/com.google.spanner.v1.TransactionSelectorOrBuilder)\n- [6.14.1](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-spanner/6.14.1/com.google.spanner.v1.TransactionSelectorOrBuilder) \n\n public interface TransactionSelectorOrBuilder 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### getBegin()\n\n public abstract TransactionOptions getBegin()\n\nBegin a new transaction and execute this read or SQL query in\nit. The transaction ID of the new transaction is returned in\nResultSetMetadata.transaction,\nwhich is a Transaction.\n\n`.google.spanner.v1.TransactionOptions begin = 3;`\n\n### getBeginOrBuilder()\n\n public abstract TransactionOptionsOrBuilder getBeginOrBuilder()\n\nBegin a new transaction and execute this read or SQL query in\nit. The transaction ID of the new transaction is returned in\nResultSetMetadata.transaction,\nwhich is a Transaction.\n\n`.google.spanner.v1.TransactionOptions begin = 3;`\n\n### getId()\n\n public abstract ByteString getId()\n\nExecute the read or SQL query in a previously-started transaction.\n\n`bytes id = 2;`\n\n### getSelectorCase()\n\n public abstract TransactionSelector.SelectorCase getSelectorCase()\n\n### getSingleUse()\n\n public abstract TransactionOptions getSingleUse()\n\nExecute the read or SQL query in a temporary transaction.\nThis is the most efficient way to execute a transaction that\nconsists of a single SQL query.\n\n`.google.spanner.v1.TransactionOptions single_use = 1;`\n\n### getSingleUseOrBuilder()\n\n public abstract TransactionOptionsOrBuilder getSingleUseOrBuilder()\n\nExecute the read or SQL query in a temporary transaction.\nThis is the most efficient way to execute a transaction that\nconsists of a single SQL query.\n\n`.google.spanner.v1.TransactionOptions single_use = 1;`\n\n### hasBegin()\n\n public abstract boolean hasBegin()\n\nBegin a new transaction and execute this read or SQL query in\nit. The transaction ID of the new transaction is returned in\nResultSetMetadata.transaction,\nwhich is a Transaction.\n\n`.google.spanner.v1.TransactionOptions begin = 3;`\n\n### hasId()\n\n public abstract boolean hasId()\n\nExecute the read or SQL query in a previously-started transaction.\n\n`bytes id = 2;`\n\n### hasSingleUse()\n\n public abstract boolean hasSingleUse()\n\nExecute the read or SQL query in a temporary transaction.\nThis is the most efficient way to execute a transaction that\nconsists of a single SQL query.\n\n`.google.spanner.v1.TransactionOptions single_use = 1;`"]]
