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How does self-invocation affect transactional methods?
Track: Java
Topic: Dependency Injection
Focus: Constructor vs Field Injection
Java: Constructor vs Field Injection
Answer
It prevents proxies from managing transactions.
Self-invocation bypasses Spring's proxy mechanism, so transactional annotations are ignored. In an OrderService, if a method with @Transactional calls another method internally, the transaction won't be managed as expected.
Self-invocation bypasses Spring's proxy mechanism, so transactional annotations are ignored. In an OrderService, if a method with @Transactional calls another method internally, the transaction won't be managed as expected.
Topics: Constructor vs Field Injection Dependency Injection Java