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title: "getXAConnection Method (SQLServerXADataSource) | Microsoft Docs"
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# getXAConnection Method (SQLServerXADataSource)
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  Tries to establish a physical database connection that can be used in a distributed transaction.  
  
## Overload List  
  
|Name|Description|  
|----------|-----------------|  
|[getXAConnection ()](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getxaconnection-method.md)|Tries to establish a physical database connection that can be used in a distributed transaction.|  
|[getXAConnection (java.lang.String, java.lang.String)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/getxaconnection-method-java-lang-string-java-lang-string.md)|Tries to establish a physical database connection using the given user name and password.|  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerXADataSource Methods](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverxadatasource-methods.md)   
 [SQLServerXADataSource Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverxadatasource-members.md)   
 [SQLServerXADataSource Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverxadatasource-class.md)