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016
017package org.springframework.jdbc.datasource;
018
019import java.sql.Connection;
020
021/**
022 * Subinterface of {@link java.sql.Connection} to be implemented by
023 * Connection proxies. Allows access to the underlying target Connection.
024 *
025 * <p>This interface can be checked when there is a need to cast to a
026 * native JDBC Connection such as Oracle's OracleConnection. Alternatively,
027 * all such connections also support JDBC 4.0's {@link Connection#unwrap}.
028 *
029 * @author Juergen Hoeller
030 * @since 1.1
031 * @see TransactionAwareDataSourceProxy
032 * @see LazyConnectionDataSourceProxy
033 * @see DataSourceUtils#getTargetConnection(java.sql.Connection)
034 */
035public interface ConnectionProxy extends Connection {
036
037        /**
038         * Return the target Connection of this proxy.
039         * <p>This will typically be the native driver Connection
040         * or a wrapper from a connection pool.
041         * @return the underlying Connection (never {@code null})
042         */
043        Connection getTargetConnection();
044
045}