SqlTransaction.Rollback Method

Rolls back a transaction from a pending state.

Overload List

Rolls back a transaction from a pending state.

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Overridable Sub Rollback() Implements IDbTransaction.Rollback

[C#] public virtual void Rollback();

[C++] public: virtual void Rollback();

[JScript] public function Rollback();

Rolls back a transaction from a pending state, and specifies the transaction or savepoint name.

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Sub Rollback(String)

[C#] public void Rollback(string);

[C++] public: void Rollback(String*);

[JScript] public function Rollback(String);

Example

[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example creates a SqlConnection and a SqlTransaction. It also demonstrates how to use the BeginTransaction, Commit, and Rollback methods.

[Visual Basic, C#, C++] Note   This example shows how to use one of the overloaded versions of Rollback. For other examples that might be available, see the individual overload topics.

[Visual Basic] 
Public Sub RunSqlTransaction(myConnString As String)
    Dim myConnection As New SqlConnection(myConnString)
    myConnection.Open()
    
    Dim myCommand As SqlCommand = myConnection.CreateCommand
    Dim myTrans As SqlTransaction
    
    ' Start a local transaction
    myTrans = myConnection.BeginTransaction("SampleTransaction")
    ' Must assign both transaction object and connection
    ' to Command object for a pending local transaction
    myCommand.Connection = myConnection
    myCommand.Transaction = myTrans
    
    Try
      myCommand.CommandText = "Insert into Region (RegionID, RegionDescription) VALUES (100, 'Description')"
      myCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
      myCommand.CommandText = "Insert into Region (RegionID, RegionDescription) VALUES (101, 'Description')"
      myCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
      myTrans.Commit()
      Console.WriteLine("Both records are written to database.")
    Catch e As Exception
      Try
        myTrans.Rollback("SampleTransaction")
      Catch ex As SqlException
        If Not myTrans.Connection Is Nothing Then
          Console.WriteLine("An exception of type " & ex.GetType().ToString() & _
                            " was encountered while attempting to roll back the transaction.")
        End If
      End Try
    
      Console.WriteLine("An exception of type " & e.GetType().ToString() & _
                      "was encountered while inserting the data.")
      Console.WriteLine("Neither record was written to database.")
    Finally
      myConnection.Close()
    End Try
End Sub 'RunSqlTransaction

[C#] 
public void RunSqlTransaction(string myConnString)
 {
    SqlConnection myConnection = new SqlConnection(myConnString);
    myConnection.Open();

    SqlCommand myCommand = myConnection.CreateCommand();
    SqlTransaction myTrans;

    // Start a local transaction
    myTrans = myConnection.BeginTransaction("SampleTransaction");
    // Must assign both transaction object and connection
    // to Command object for a pending local transaction
    myCommand.Connection = myConnection;
    myCommand.Transaction = myTrans;

    try
    {
      myCommand.CommandText = "Insert into Region (RegionID, RegionDescription) VALUES (100, 'Description')";
      myCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
      myCommand.CommandText = "Insert into Region (RegionID, RegionDescription) VALUES (101, 'Description')";
      myCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
      myTrans.Commit();
      Console.WriteLine("Both records are written to database.");
    }
    catch(Exception e)
    {
      try
      {
        myTrans.Rollback("SampleTransaction");
      }
      catch (SqlException ex)
      {
        if (myTrans.Connection != null)
        {
          Console.WriteLine("An exception of type " + ex.GetType() +
                            " was encountered while attempting to roll back the transaction.");
        }
      }
    
      Console.WriteLine("An exception of type " + e.GetType() +
                        " was encountered while inserting the data.");
      Console.WriteLine("Neither record was written to database.");
    }
    finally 
    {
      myConnection.Close();
    }
}

[C++] 
public:
void RunSqlTransaction(String* myConnString)
 {
    SqlConnection* myConnection = new SqlConnection(myConnString);
    myConnection->Open();

    SqlCommand* myCommand = myConnection->CreateCommand();
    SqlTransaction* myTrans;

    // Start a local transaction
    myTrans = myConnection->BeginTransaction(S"SampleTransaction");
    // Must assign both transaction object and connection
    // to Command object for a pending local transaction
    myCommand->Connection = myConnection;
    myCommand->Transaction = myTrans;

    try
    {
      myCommand->CommandText = S"Insert into Region (RegionID, RegionDescription) VALUES (100, 'Description')";
      myCommand->ExecuteNonQuery();
      myCommand->CommandText = S"Insert into Region (RegionID, RegionDescription) VALUES (101, 'Description')";
      myCommand->ExecuteNonQuery();
      myTrans->Commit();
      Console::WriteLine(S"Both records are written to database.");
    }
    catch(Exception* e)
    {
      try
      {
        myTrans->Rollback(S"SampleTransaction");
      }
      catch (SqlException* ex)
      {
        if (myTrans->Connection != 0)
        {
          Console::WriteLine(S"An exception of type {0} was encountered while attempting to roll back the transaction.", ex->GetType());
        }
      }
    
      Console::WriteLine(S"An exception of type {0} was encountered while inserting the data.", e->GetType());
      Console::WriteLine(S"Neither record was written to database.");
    }
    __finally 
    {
      myConnection->Close();
    }
}

[JScript] No example is available for JScript. To view a Visual Basic, C#, or C++ example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

See Also

SqlTransaction Class | SqlTransaction Members | System.Data.SqlClient Namespace