Begins a database transaction with the specified IsolationLevel value.

[Visual Basic]
Function BeginTransaction( _
   ByVal il As IsolationLevel _
) As IDbTransaction
[C#]
IDbTransaction BeginTransaction(
   IsolationLevel il
);
[C++]
IDbTransaction* BeginTransaction(
   IsolationLevel il
);
[JScript]
function BeginTransaction(
   il : IsolationLevel
) : IDbTransaction;

Parameters

il

One of the IsolationLevel values.

Return Value

An object representing the new transaction.

Remarks

Once the transaction has completed, you must explicitly commit or roll back the transaction using the Commit or Rollback methods.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework

See Also

IDbConnection Interface | IDbConnection Members | System.Data Namespace | IDbConnection.BeginTransaction Overload List